Ontario's Provincial Plaques

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Adelaide Hunter Hoodless 1857-1910

Adelaide Hunter Hoodless

Photo by Alan L Brown - June 18, 2004

Adelaide Hunter Hoodless

Photo Source - Canadian Heritage Gallery

Plaque Location

The County of Brant
On the north side of County Road 35 just west of Highway 24, Street Number 359

Plaque Text

Adelaide Hunter was born in this farm house and lived here until she married John Hoodless in 1881. On February, 19, 1897, she organized at Stoney Creek the world's first Women's Institute. It was her belief that in this organization rural women could discuss their problems and work together to improve their standard of homemaking and citizenship. The movement spread rapidly throughout Ontario and later to the other provinces. Mrs. Hoodless, a natural leader and forceful speaker, introduced the teaching of domestic science into Ontario schools and obtained funds for the building of Macdonald Institute at Guelph.

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First Women's Institute 1897





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Posted December 16, 2008
were does the plaque stand (what city?)

Posted November 3, 2008
she used to live on my road!! blue lake road (amazing)

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