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In Ontario, Members belong to a network that connects Branches to Districts and Areas, as well as to the provincial (FWIO), national (Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada) and international (Associated Country Women of the World) levels of the organization.
WIs quickly spread throughout Ontario and Canada, with 130 branches launched by 1905 in Ontario alone, and the groups flourish in their home province today. As of 2013, the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) had more than 300 branches with more than 4,500 members. [2]
The Federated Women's Institutes of Canada is an umbrella organization for Women's Institutes in Canada. "The idea to form a national group was first considered in 1912. In 1914, however, when the war began the idea was abandoned. At the war's end, it was Miss Mary MacIssac, Superintendent of Alberta Women's Institute, who revived
Members of the Federation of Women's Institutes of Ontario were eventually successful in finding it and having it re-installed and re-dedicated at the ACWW 23rd Triennial Conference in June, 2001. The ceremony included a re-enactment of Madge's 1936 speech.
Federated Women's Institutes of Canada; Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario; G. Girls Action Foundation; I. Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire; Iota Beta Chi; L.
Federated Women's Institutes of Canada; Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario; Fédération des femmes du Québec, founded 1966; Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire; Junior League; Lesbian Organization of Toronto; Local Council of Women of Halifax; National Action Committee on the Status of Women, founded 1971; National Council of Women of ...
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The original Women's Institute constitution was written on February 25, 1897, on the Lee's dining room table. Erland Lee's political and financial support of the women's group was crucial to its expansion and success, and may be the only reason why the organization was recognized by the Canadian government during a time when women were not ...