Building Fellowship : A History of the Y.W.C.A. in Saskatchewan

Building Fellowship traces the development of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) across Saskatchewan from its earliest days in the early 1900s. The book explores how the organization was founded to support, protect, and uplift young women moving into expanding urban centres. It shows how the YWCA offered housing, education, employment support, social programs and community activities to respond to changing needs over time. It covers the ways the YWCA evolved through social upheavals—world wars, economic depression, immigration—and how its mission shifted as ideas of womanhood, social justice, and women’s rights developed. Ultimately, it is a story of community, resilience, adaptation, and service.