Federated Women's Institutes of Canada

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 the idea. She realized the importance of organizing the rural women 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, Manitoba, to form the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada." - History of FWIC

[edit] See also

• British Women's Institute
• List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage

[edit] External links

• Federated Women's Institutes of Canada
• Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario

This article about an organization in Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.