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Margaret Robertson Watt MBE (June 4, 1868 – November 29, 1948) was a Canadian writer, editor and activist. She was a woman of great energy and drive who believed strongly in the power exerted by women working together.
Women's Institute building in Llanfairpwll, Wales.Dating from 1915, this is the oldest WI in Britain. The WI movement began at Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, in 1897 when Adelaide Hoodless addressed a meeting for the wives of members of the Farmers' Institute.
Mae Among the Stars is a book that will encourage kids to believe in themselves and reach for their dreams (ages 4-9, $15, amazon.com). 10 Best Kids’ Books for Women’s History Month Skip to ...
Mary Brooks Picken c. 1918, photo published in her book Secrets of Distinctive Dress. Mary Brooks Picken (August 6, 1886, Arcadia, KS – March 8, 1981, Williamsport, PA) was an American author of 96 books on needlework, sewing, and textile arts.
The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America is a research library at Harvard Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University. According to Nancy F. Cott , the Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Director, it is "the largest and most significant repository of documents covering women's lives and activities in the ...
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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