Women & One Acts

04/01/2026

On the final day of , we're reflecting on these iconic words written by Abigail Adams 250 years ago ✍️ May we all continue to "Remember the Ladies" and amplify their stories long after March 🗣️🤝💫

03/31/2026

03/28/2026

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Last performance of Women & One Acts: Stories of Mothers and Daughters today at 3pm. The show is one you won't forget AND we are highlighting three community groups that help families. Thanks to YWCA York, Community Progress Council, and Windy Hill on the Campus - Senior Center for all your do for our community! https://tafepa.org/2022-season

03/26/2026

4 years ago today ❤️ I loved sharing these stories 🎭🎭 We also highlighted organizations that help mothers and daughters throughout all the stages of life ❤️♀️

03/24/2026

When you think of Japanese samurai, you might picture men. But history tells a more complicated story. Samurai were highly trained warriors who served powerful leaders and lived by a strict code of honor. And evidence from 16th-century battlefield burial sites suggests that 30–50% of those buried were likely women. These findings align with records of the onna-musha, women from samurai families who were trained to use weapons like the naginata and bow, and who fought to defend their communities in times of war.

This just serves as more proof that women didn’t sit idly by waiting to be saved or protected. They were active participants, fighting and defending their communities, too.

03/23/2026

One year ago today, we shared the stories of survivors of domestic abuse, bringing awareness and raising money to help them in their journey. An incredibly proud moment shared with some amazing people 💜🎭💜

There are no words...tonight was a great success 💜🎭💜 Thanks to all who came out in support of survivors 💜 Thanks to our sponsors, our actors, our crew (including the ones who just helped us today)...too many people to name and tag. We will be sharing more photos soon, and look forward to letting everyone know what we raised for survivors of domestic violence 💜💜 If you have any photos from this evening please share here.

03/21/2026

Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann, Polish-Danish painter, Flora, 19th century

03/12/2026

This Women’s History Month we celebrate Rosetta Lawson (1875-1936), a trailblazer and suffragette driven by firsthand understanding of the needs of Black women after Reconstruction, worked to create a YWCA that served those excluded by segregation. She made history by establishing the first Phyllis Wheatley Branch of YWCA—an affirming, community built space by and for Black women. Her leadership expanded opportunity and visibility within a segregated system and paved the way for YWCA to become the organization it is today.

11/11/2025

10/30/2025

TONIGHT!!! Experience the strength of survivors with YWCA York & Women & One Acts, for No More Secrets: Survivor Voices from The Second Step. Admission is free, thanks to the generosity of a donor. https://bit.ly/4mcduG7