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Interview with Audrey Reynolds
Date: 10 02 00 - 10 Feb 2000
From: YWCA of Wellington and Hutt Valley oral history project
By: Reynolds, Audrey, 1921-
Reference: OHInt-0590-2
Description: Audrey Reynolds was born in Mexborough, Yorkshire in 1921. Talks about her family background, social conditions of the 1920s, schooling, marriage, teaching, having children and running a Mother Club in Luton. Talks about decision to emigrate to Nelson New Zealand. Describes involvement in Kindergarten Association in Nelson and Rotorua, joining YWCA, helping build a new hostel on Maori land, moving to Wellington, and becoming a YWCA board member. Mentions various projects, work with Maori and Pacific Island women and fundraising. Talks about running teenage dances, offering career programmes, activities at Scots College, and Executive Director Major Peter Young. Talks about a 'nearly new' shop, mobile creche, drop-in centre, and after-school programme. Mentions Catholic nuns's involvement, Sister Pauline O'Regan's Aranui community house in Christchurch, new initiatives, and government involvement. Mentions United Women's Convention 1975, the impact of feminism on YWCA, life memberships. Describes Elizabeth Sewell 'dragging the Y into the new century' with the Rape and Sexual Violence Conference 1983, a self defence initiative, and employing Sue Lytollis. Mentions various positions in YWCA including Wellington President, and new initiatives in the 1980s. Talks about benefactor Jack Ilott, and controversy when the Police wanted to use the Vivian St Wellington YWCA during the Springbok Tour in 1981. Talks about Gail Powell's influence in bringing feminism to the Wellington branch, impact of feminism on herself and on modernising the organisation. Talks about it being one of the few organsations run by women, and how it trained women in leadership roles. Talks about YWCA's future role, and pays tribute to Marion Wood. Reflects on 38 years of work with YWCA, and her husband supporting her voluntary work. Interviewer(s) - Jill Abigail Accompanying material - Interviewee information form, project release form Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-9076-9078 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2877. 1 b&w headshot Audrey Phillips, President YWCA Wellington, 1986 Search dates: 1960 - 2000