Federated Women's Institutes of Canada

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 , 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

See also[]

• Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead
• British Women's Institute
• List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage
• Women's rights in Canada
• Royal Commission on the Status of Women
• Erland Lee Museum

References[]

External links[]

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