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
 Marie Kenny
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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

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