The Federated Women's Institutes of Canada is an umbrella organization for
Women's Institute
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 ...
s 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 the idea. She realized the importance of organizing the
rural women
Rural women play a fundamental role in rural communities around the world providing care and being involved in number of economic pursuits such as subsistence farming, petty trading and off-farm work. In most parts of the world, rural women work v ...
of Canada so they might speak as one voice for needed reforms, and the value of co-ordinating provincial groups for a more consistent organization. In February 1919, representatives of the provinces met in
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg h ...
,
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...
, to form the Federated Women's Institutes of
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
."
History of FWIC
See also
Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead*
British Women's Institute
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List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage
The practice of members of the Canadian Royal Family giving their patronage to Canadian organizations stems from that which started in the United Kingdom in pre- industrial times, when all development of the sciences and arts were under the dire ...
*
Women's rights in Canada
*
Royal Commission on the Status of Women
*
Erland Lee Museum
References
External links
Federated Women's Institutes of CanadaFederated Women's Institutes of Ontario
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Organizations based in Canada with royal patronage
Human rights organizations based in Canada
Women's organizations based in Canada