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I : e ~ | | \| ; i T 40. 9. 2. 0 oys * ~"C | 0 1919 â€" 1960 i3 i .i % Pm 8 .1 e / | F.W.LC. â€" The Federated Women‘s Institutes of Canada â€" , lz £) 74 '.'ifl ‘ Weae ) o | | has been a byâ€"word in thousands of rural homes of Canada since k’ : ' g i Wl t ,,;')| is\ 8 a) 1919., This is a name which demands respect and admiration, not 1 o afeune [3 * let ) sns c ‘ D es \| only in rural areas but in urban centres, in government departments $ uic o s\ 5 i ,l“ he i e t j and in other national organizations. F.W.LC. is recognized as a ;Im‘ 4 . â€" ,;5! ald o. | driving force in the life of Canada. 1 w ald n .. w f 5 i: N# ’( ;'Iv‘ q‘ \ o spmaite dn MauRt . c .34 ’ The story of this national organization is one of faith in an idea, /y n y .‘ & | courage and persistence in bringing the idea to fruition, the spirit of (o0 t mt w :. l h SaR Cc | coâ€"operation personified. | * 3“ weo se ""L *Ct cllael in ‘ | > waaane Sm td ?\ 3A CD OM ,%f â€" The Federated Women‘s Institutes of Canada is Canada‘s only l M, d 4 t"»; 'Q-'é »,: ; in 3 National, allâ€"women rural organization and one which knows no race, e e ‘,‘,’,“h j g, k s > ;,{fl P t( | creed, class or politics. ?3‘; ; I L;@“ 1‘ td "H‘,‘f & I| . Cz'mada is the birthplace of the Women‘s Institute movement of | ;.:;f k 0d ,u 4) W kh A %&v Cl .. which it has been said, "The organization is one of the most forceful I ‘4,4“, $ f“ PC} ’, o . * aerty." ht &NS w and !nelpful factors in making possible a wholesome life, comfort, /A mp h s We a« P Gatk .\ . o happiness and greater prosperity". . Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless of ( o â€"ilanks 5 thn c k: ce 0 â€" B 6100 Hamilton, Ontario, lost her eighteen months old son, needlessly, j( J is Wt d h. k is ¢ in Agd | from drinking impure milk. She determined that she would do all j Lo 1 Aol s nWe $ * e P C 5s ‘ \§ M 5 _u:* in her power to help others and to bring within reach of all women 3 h i " ol "f yewil?" .. \. s W;‘} v | the education necessary to prevent similiar tragedies. Mrs. Hoodless o ue ~ F f w ce Oe .. h&g{: began her campaign with Household Science classes for schools and | P J i i 6 nb alast Daa C CC : | then conceived the idea of rural women banding together "to | | Bs P comil No B fSâ€" '@% improve physical, intellectual and cultural conditions in the home and | | P * / aressi KT g~ |â€" to raise the standard of homemaking". With the help of Mr. Erland | Te . a#C* _ zl â€" s 1 Lee of the Farmers‘ Institute of Ontario, who had heard Mrs. Hoodless | 7 j 908 Iuj speak, the first Women‘s Institute was organized at Stoney Creek, | | Ontario, on February 19, 1897. These women sensed their responsiâ€" | . | ‘: bility as homemakers, and their true purpose is shown in a statement | I| recorded in the carly minutes â€" "A nation cannot rise above the liGeridiaeaataiiewa use e i _M level of its homes, therefore we women must work and study together *‘ to raise our homes to the highest possible level". | It did not take long for the other provinces to realize the value f | of this organization â€" 4 university for rural women. British f Columbia and Alberta organized their first Women‘s Institute in 1909; | Manitoba in 1910; New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, Quebec and | Prince Edward Island in 1911; Nova Scotia in 1913. All are known 6 | as Women‘s Institutes except Saskatchewan which was organized as | ; Homemakers‘ Clubs and has retained the name. The Jubilee Guilds | | of Newfoundland and Labrador organized in 1935 and became ‘; h )i members of the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Canada in 1951. :I ” #t lfi h \fi | W EiC Lig