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For Home and Country Rise of Women’s Institute in Ontario
A historical piece traces rural life at century’s end, the birth of the technological era, and the 1896 meeting that sparked the Women’s Institute. It notes Erland Lee and Adelaide Hoodless advocating home economics, leading to Saltfleet’s group forming at Stoney Creek, evolving into Broney Creek Women’s Institute and spreading internationally. The motto For Home and Country anchors the movement, linking home life to national character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erland Lee
Adelaide Hoodless
Saltfleet Township
Wentworth County
Farmers’ Institute
Experimental Union
Guelph
Stoney Creek
Women’s Institute
Green Baytte
Ontarie” Department
Agriculture
Ontario
Federated Women's Institutes of Canada
Women of the World
F. W.lc
Women's Institute
Capore Sano