Federated Women's Institutes of Canada

Federated Women's Institutes of Canada

Abbreviation	FWIC
Formation	1919
Type	Organizations based in Canada with royal patronage
Legal status	active
Purpose	advocate and public voice, educator and network
Headquarters	St. George, Ontario, Canada
Location	1,000 branches in 10 provinces
Region served	Canada
Membership	13,000 members
Official language	English, French
President	Margaret Byl
Website	http://fwic.ca/

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

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

External links

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