Young Women Leaders Program records, 2003/2018

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

RG 3/11/2, Young Women Leaders Program records, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
2.3 Cubic Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

RG 3/11/2, Young Women Leaders Program records, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Program handbooks, educational guides, brochures, newspaper and magazine articles, scrapbooks, promotional materials, photographs, CDs, stickers, T-shirts, and other ephemera of the Young Women Leaders Program (YWLP) (2003-2018; 2.3 cubic feet). Materials relate to global and regional activities of the YWLP.

Biographical / historical:

The Young Women Leaders Program (YWLP) was founded in 1997 by Edith "Winx" Lawrence and Kim Roberts who recognized that adolescence is a hard time for girls - and their families. The founders believed that, with the support of faculty experienced in education and human development, college women and middle school girls could support and encourage each other in meaningful and memorable ways. YWLP is a joint program of the Curry School of Education and the Maxine Platzer Lynn Women's Center. See: https://womenscenter.virginia.edu/young-women-leaders-program/learn-more/ywlp-story

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard