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"THE WILLOWS" ADELAIDE HUNTER HOODLESS l8577l9t0 Adelaide Hunter was born in this Farm house and lived here until she married John Headless in lEBi On Feb ruary 19th, 1897 she organized at Stoney Creek the world‘s first Women’s lnstltute It was her belief that in this organization rural women could discuss their prob lems and work together to improve their standard at hamemaking and citizenship. This movement spread rapidly throughout Ontarta and later to other pravtnces. Mrs. Headless, a natural leader and forceful speaker, introduced the teaching of domestic science into Ontario schools and obtained funds for the building of Mac- ‘ Donald Institute at Guelph The Homestead was purchased by the Federated Women's institutes of Canada in i959. It has been re stored and furnished in the period when Adelaide Hunter Hoodless lived there This was a project or all Institutes In Canada. An apartment was added to the building in 1979 The National Historic Sites and Monuments Board erected a plaque In June of 1961 proclaiming Adelaide 1 Hunter Hoodless an eminent Canadian t THE CAIRN INSCRIPTION A court beating this inscription stands at the lunction of Highways 5 and 24, a halt mlle tram the Homestead "To commemorate the birthplace at Adelaide Hunter Haadless, 1857rl9l0, who tounded the Women‘s Instt» lute, February IV, ‘897, erected by the Women's lnstt~ tutes ot Brant County, unveiled her Her Excellency Lady Tweedsmuu, October 7, l937 " When the Scottish Rural Inslitule members made a tour at rural Canada in W39, 0 flag pole and flag were dedicated in the Adelaide Haadless Memorial Park. The South Dumtrtes Township Council erected a plaque n 1958: "Birthplace at Adelaide Headless, Founder of Women's Institutes". This lrlbule la MlS Hoodless was placed on a plaque at Iho Homestead by the Ontario Archaeological and Hts- Iort: Sites board in l959