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Cecelia Cabaniss Saunders (1883-1966) was an educator and administrator with the YWCA. She was executive secretary of the Harlem branch of the YWCA, and oversaw its growth into an institution to educate African-American women for work.

Biography
Cecelia Holloway was born in 1883 in Charleston, South Carolina. Her father was James Holloway, and worked as a school principal. Cecelia attended Fisk University and graduated in 1909.

Cecelia was employed by the National YWCA after college, and was selected as executive secretary of the Harlem branch in 1914. She grew the facility and its operations up through the 1930s. This included facilities for housing and summer camps. She also established a trade school there to train African-American women for jobs. She considered proper training a key step to overcome racial barriers in the workplace.

Marriages
In 1912, Cecelia married James Cabaniss. He died within a few years. In 1915, she married John Saunders. He worked in real estate in New York City.