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The Women's Institute (WI) is a community-based organization for women in the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand.The movement was founded in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, by Erland and Janet Lee with Adelaide Hoodless being the first speaker in 1897.
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.
Janet, her husband Erland Lee, and Adelaide Hoodless [2] are considered the co-founders of the first Women's Institute, presently a worldwide organization originally formed to promote the education of isolated rural women. The group is internationally known as the Associated Country Women of the World. Janet Lee is attributed with writing the ...
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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 ...
Adelaide Sophia Hoodless (née Addie Hunter; February 27, 1858 – February 26, 1910) was a Canadian educational reformer who founded the international women's organization known as the Women's Institute. She was the second president of the Hamilton, Ontario Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), holding the position from 1890 to 1902. [2]
The Canterbury Women's Institute was a privately funded think tank based in Christchurch, New Zealand, which existed from November 1892 until November 1921. Its primary scope involved the study of and advocacy for women's rights. Originally non-partisan, the Institute became more left-leaning and supportive of specific political parties. [1]
Voices of the W.I. is the debut album by Women's Institute-founded British group The Harmonies, released on 25 October 2010 [1] by Universal Music.The album is a collection of covers, including the Women's Institute theme song "Jerusalem", as well as two new songs.