Aveling, Wilhelmina M.
Person
Biographical Note
When Wilhelmina Aveling, the first woman to serve on the Metropolitan staff of the Chicago YMCA, began her 28-year career, the involvement of women and girls in the YMCA was minimal.
With an undergraduate degree from Wheaton College and a graduate degree from Northwestern University in personnel and guidance, she recruited qualified females as staff for local branches and provided training for a variety of programs.
Aveling was responsible for the development of the family YMCA concept, a model that was replicated across the United States and Canada. Her weight loss programs gained worldwide recognition and her Danish Gymnastics program led to the development of modern aerobic dance.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
YMCA Hall of Fame – 1987 – Inductee – Aveling, Wilhelmina M. – Nomination and Biographical Information, ca. 1987
Folder — Box 05: Series 02, Folder: 03
Identifier: 02
Series 02 Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is arranged chronologically by year, and within each year, the materials are arranged by type, including: videos and photographs of the induction ceremonies, programs and/or invitations to the ceremonies, memos, planning committee minutes, budget notes, and other organizational materials, newspaper clippings, biographical information and nominations for the inductees, photographs of the inductees, and information about other nominees from that year. Undated and/or unidentified...
Dates:
ca. 1987
YMCA Hall of Fame – 1987 – Inductee – Aveling, Wilhelmina M. – Photographs, ca. 1908-1987
Folder — Box 05: Series 02, Folder: 04
Identifier: 02
Series 02 Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is arranged chronologically by year, and within each year, the materials are arranged by type, including: videos and photographs of the induction ceremonies, programs and/or invitations to the ceremonies, memos, planning committee minutes, budget notes, and other organizational materials, newspaper clippings, biographical information and nominations for the inductees, photographs of the inductees, and information about other nominees from that year. Undated and/or unidentified...
Dates:
ca. 1908-1987