[1] In 1932, the name of the society was changed to Yesharah, a Hebrew word meaning upright, just, good, or pleasing.
The Yesharah Society did not begin as an independent group: from 1915 to 1929, both female and male returned missionaries were included in the Young Doctors of Divinity Club, or Y.D.D.
[3] On November 11, 1928, the YDD was invited to reorganize as part of the Friars' Club, an all-male Christian organization.
[1]: 169 Some of the initial members of the Y Missionary Women included, along with Allen and Knight, Elizabeth Souter, Georgia Maesar, Anna Boss Hart, Alice Louise Reynolds, and others.
women originally wanted to do; they fought against reorganization, and it would remain a bitter memory for the Yesharah Society even into the late 1950s.
[5] To these first two purposes copied from the Friars' Club, the Y Missionary Women added three others:[6] The qualifications to be a member of the organization were threefold: to have been "regularly called to and honorably released" from an LDS Mission, be in good standing with the church, and be affiliated with BYU.
[1]: 179 In 1932, at the suggestion of BYU professor Sidney Sperry, the Y Missionary Women changed its name to Yesharah.
And here's a vow, my sisters true we'll make anew this day That we shall teach in faith and love the truths that point the way.
[1] Selected in 1932, the name Yesharah is a Hebrew word for "bearers of light", also meaning upright, just, good, or integrity.