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  1. Mary Kinnaird or Mary Jane Kinnaird, Lady Kinnaird; Mary Jane Hoare (1816–1888) was an English philanthropist and co-founder of the Young Women's Christian Association. Kinnaird has one Women's College and a girls' High School in Pakistan and at least one school and hospital in India named after her.

  2. Jun 4, 2009 · Mary Jane Kinnaird was a philanthropist and a founder of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) in London. She was a patient and a supporter of homeopathy, along with her husband and son, and her father and grandfather were also homeopaths.

  3. Kinnaird, Mary Jane (1816–1888) English philanthropist and baroness. Name variations: Lady Kinnaird; Mrs. Arthur Kinnaird. Born Mary Jane Hoare, 1816, at Northwick Park, Northamptonshire; died 1888; m. Arthur Fitzgerald Kinnaird, 10th baron Kinnaird (1814–1887, philanthropist).

  4. www.worldywca.org › about-us › historyHistory - World YWCA

    Learn about the origins and evolution of the World YWCA, founded in 1855 by Lady Mary Jane Kinnaird and Emma Robarts in England. The YWCA is a global movement that advocates for women's rights and human rights around the world.

  5. Lady Mary Jane Kinnaird, the wife of a Scottish financier and a major promoter of Christian initiatives, set up an office in London to recruit and support the growing number of expatriate workers. 1860.

  6. "Kinnaird [née Hoare], Mary Jane, Lady Kinnaird (1816–1888), philanthropist and a founder of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)" published on by Oxford University Press.

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    The World YWCA was founded through the convergence of a social activist Lady Mary Jane Kinnaird and the committed Christian Emma Robarts. Mary Jane Kinnaird, born in 1816, was a philanthropist committed to young women’s well being.