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Young women exercising with ropes and rings, YMCA Central Branch, Philadelphia, PA 1918.
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Young women exercising with ropes and rings, YMCA Central Branch, Philadelphia, PA 1918.

Credit: Courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Young women exercising with ropes and rings, YMCA Central Branch, Philadelphia, PA 1918. After their founding in the mid-1800s, Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Associations provided important social services and healthful sports and recreations for people throughout the Commonwealth. Founded in 1870, the Philadelphia YWCA is the city's oldest human services organization.

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