(WOMEN) Postcard of the Young Colored Womens Protective Asso

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(WOMEN.) Postcard of the Young Colored Women's Protective Association in Indianapolis. Printed postcard, 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, with 3 photomechanical illustrations; minor wear, 1-inch repaired closed tear, unused but some light soiling to verso. Indianapolis, IN, circa 1905-10

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The YCWPA, established in 1905, offered rooms "for the accommodation of lady transients," worked for "the protection of girls out of employment," and tried to "encourage commercial enterprise among our women." The card names the founder as Miss Dayse D. Walker; she became Mrs. Dayse Booker in 1910.