National Historic Site Plaque at Erland Lee (Museum) Home

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Plaques

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In 2003, the Erland Lee (Museum) Home was designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, and a plaque was placed by the sidewalk leading into the side porch of the Museum. The plaque reads “This 19th-century farmhouse is the birthplace of the Women’s Institutes (WI), an organization that played a vital role in thousands of small communities. Inspired by domestic science reformer Adelaide Hoodless, and supported by her husband Erland, Janet Lee drafted the constitution of the Stoney Creek Women’s Institute here in 1897. From these roots emerged a movement that spread throughout Canada and the world. In meeting halls across the country, the WI brought women together to learn diverse skills and to promote civic reform, helping them break the grinding isolation of rural life.”
The photo was taken February 2016.

Dates

2003

Date Of Event

1897

Subject(s)

Commemoration
Historic sites
Plaques
Women's Institutes
National Historic Site

Language of Item

English; French

Geographic Coverage

Stoney Creek

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.21681 Longitude: -79.76633

Donor

Erland Lee Museum

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