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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Object ID
5741
Title
Women's Institute members posing in front of a house.
Date
[197-?].
Description
Women's Institute members in front of a house. Includes Emma, Lolly, Mrs. Nicolson, and Irene Lund (second from right, standing).
Photo Inscription/Caption
Emma, Lolly, Mrs. Nicolson. Irene Lund - second fro right, standing (back)
People/Subject
Lund, Irene
Member of the Women's Institute.
Women's Institute
The Women's Institute was founded in 1897, in Stony Creek, Ontario. Its original purpose was educating rural women so they could improve their lives through domestic science. One of the founders, Mrs Hoodless had lost her son after he drank contaminated milk. Hoodless believed similar deaths could be avoided if women had more knowledge. Hoodless said, “A nation cannot rise above the level of its homes, we women must work and study together to raise our homes to the highest level possible.” The group quickly grew, with BC getting its first branch in 1909. It soon spread overseas.
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