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March Fettuccine Forum: Changing Women’s Lives, 100 Years of the (Y) WCA in Boise

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February 27, 2012

Boise -- Bea Black and Sarah Nash will present the story of the (Y) WCA and the impact the organization has had on the lives of women and children.

Throughout its 100 year history in Boise, the Women's and Children's Alliance, formerly the Young Women's Christian Association, has worked to improve the lives of women in Boise.  Historian Sarah Nash will explain the WCA's humble roots, its political contributions on subjects ranging from education to domestic violence, and finally, how its mission has come full circle back to how the organization was founded.  In a presentation full of historic photos, Nash will show that the WCA' s impact on the women of Boise has been long standing and far reaching.  Executive Director Bea Black will finish up the forum with a look at the WCA's current work and where it sees itself going in its next 100 years.

Ms. Black is the executive director of the WCA. Ms. Nash wrote the history of the WCA, Women Helping Women: A Centennial History of the Boise YWCA/WCA; She holds a Masters of Applied Historical Research from Boise State University. Women Helping Women will be available for sale at the Forum.

The Fettuccine Forum is a free public lecture series on six First Thursdays throughout the academic year.  

When and Where:

  • March 1, 2012:  Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and the presentation begins at 5:30 p.m.
  • RoseRoom, in downtown Boise's historic Union Block, 718 W. Idaho Street
  • Food available for sale by Simply Pizza
  • Beverages, for a cost, are provided by Jo's Traveling Bar

The Fettuccine Forum is produced by the Boise City Department of Arts & History. This season the Forum is sponsored by the Idaho Humanities Council with support from the Office of the Mayor, Boise State University College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs, Boise State Public Radio, Platform Architecture-Design, TAG Historical Research, Preservation Idaho, Idaho State Historical Society, Trademark Sign, and Landmark Impressions.