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I g» l 1:: -l. , yfiis‘” _-ttr.?.,. 3 feminism, still, the membership ', W12; ..,,, T 'l*"‘ll .. .. ' :- x .l “1’? ',,' _ effectively worked the political ' l l r "ir , . _ , l ',"'. .rll il.’/l»," ")AVl' ’ ' . T a . f T _ " /f, it cl xvi-4‘ tray} l _,,'. - q system to improve the plight of I [ ': y " w2.i' ? «a ' 1ir9/re) #71: l /r' Tiri/, in? . _ _ I l, J's/jig; i ', J. T“; '3 [:23 a?» “inf " rural WUll1el Over the course "v. p' 'v' , 11ml '., .i N-l ir', f Fin-. , s" _ ‘ “not; o'/H, It cl, _ "', 5.. ' I . Cl. tf, /r, a ', _ _ _ _ ,' 5;, {NE/4 T,, ”git/up p,,/ :55???“ " _ " 'ii-iii, 53* v" ", a of llS history this has meant , J Ni 1.. f 'r: " "nay-5“! i' ' Hey” 'ps-r " _ , _ T: T 4,1; -', 3-3,; 4.1.- -- til ,3 'irs'.'1:ll/r', .. si . C . , , _ . ' Ir ' I a" , A, ll l "511; {37‘ AC" 6%.?” A" ialhmg around Emily Murphy, l ‘ . -. _ “(l .' (sr-Crt) V t -.i' ' __ i/its') _ theirfirst national president, , "1 Li ‘:-."» V 2 CL?,)-' l _ _ _ l. _ , f u --' VV l . during her involvement with the ,, _ _ l “Persons Case, to pressing tor counselling resources for farm The Wl often lobbied provincial legislators on families lacing the pressures behalf of its rural communities. Toronto, 1930 T University of Guelph FWIO Culloction Of CLOllUllllL sll L"ciei, By 191%). WI branches had been established Long before most Canadians had heard the in every Canadian province. Wl meetings phrase "think globally. act locally" those precepts also provided members with a much needed were guiding the activities of Womeuis lnstitiites‘ toruni in which to socialize with tlieii peers. from coast to coast. Although they clearly had a rural orientation, the Wl's community projects ln its early development, the W] was closely rarely had a single focus but rather were associated with Canadian agricultural colleges. directed at solving pressing issues as observed The establishment of the Macdonald Institute by the local membership. Their projects often at the Onlai to Agricultural College in benefited the many small urban centres that Guelph, Ontario, and Mat-donald College serviced the needs of the surrounding in St0te-ArmerderBellevuc, near Montreal. tanning communities. was due to their lobbying efforts ln Ontario. the provincial Department of Agriculture F aided WI development by publishing e--'-. x W’ -T ' - h handbooks outlining how to establish a e ,7 --" branch, the duties of officers, how to run _.1E-ET", f- T' :ng ' . _ “if if _ , l l l meetings, and suggested topics of study, l :1: C ‘ ll _ - _ __ _ l l T Elsewhere across Canada instructors from __ T i .. _ . _ ' s' it - cc' " provincial agricultural colleges were .r" ' "i I' a“ . "'54" _'"'- ( ”an: a frequently invited to lecture at WI branch 'c, ". E: I 5- ' :31? 3 meetings Ther could hardly be , If , _ - characterized as a hotbed of radical The social well-being of their rural community was important to WI members. This community hall in Colpoy’s Bay, Ontario, was erected by the local WI branch. University of Guelph FWIO Collection