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History of Women’s Institute The first Women’s Institute was formed in 1897 in Stoney (“re/e1, Ontario, Adelaide Hunter Hoodless, a tireless once», 1”.“ “-1...“ .N- campaigner for better education for women, and Erland Lee, a prominent broadmindcd farmer were its iceâ€"founders. Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless first conceived of a rural woman’s organization. Mr. Er‘iand Lee was impressed by Mrs. Hood‘iess‘ ideas and was instrumental in getting her conception off the ground and getting early support from the Ontario Government. Erland’s wife, Janet penned the original constitution, Erland Lee The original purpose of Women’s Institute was to improve the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless conditions of life for rural women through the promotion of domestic science education. Their mandate was soon expanded to include self-improvement, government lobbying and community betterment. Jana: Lee Tweedsmuir Histories w d Tweedsmuirs’ term as Governor- da between 1935 and 1940, in who was a devoted - k a eat . ber 11] England? too . gr Inst1_1_11>13_1_";)?: Womefl’g Institutes in Canada. 11in?9 63‘; 1; a meeting of Athen’s Women’s n - i ppflc Fast District, Lady out] w During LOT General of cana LadV Twcadsmu Institute: now an A” d for r rvin . , stressed the nee p ese g Tweedsmuir’ vanadian people, th e places, Sir; activities of 0.1a Fevelépmg customsjfic40 at the Federated women 5 land In ”féntario Board meeting, Mrs L. Institutes 0 c131 Convener proposed that Reesor, PrOV‘T‘ “Village History Books”. Lord andLady Tweeds’muir Branches begll}f 01.31 launching of the “Tweedsmuir Histories” he 0 ljtjes and was named after Lady Tweedsmuir. The word “Village” was later dropped from of local commun“ Branches were free to compile a community history whether covering a village or not. the title so ma; :m-ctsv areas and the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario (FWTO) have one or more {Twlevedsmulr Histories. These books document Ontario history at the local level. The stories of s industries and buildings are recorded in detail. They have become. an invaluable source to both professional historians. . A, at histunv ”1