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°eA _ f | . A | "F ‘ ‘ | (® ) AX( ONTARIO FARMER â€" Tuesday, March 1, 2005 â€" | % T ARTICLES OF HISTORY FROM THE SIDEROADS OF ONTARIO Women‘s Insti ldn‘t omen‘s Institute founder spoke out when others wouldn Addie Hunter Hoodless further education might spark . made her mark as a othq interests, such_as careers in ; ty *T ‘/ s it @ tireless crusader for TORAL â€" "CXOCAM mnaterctal | Ro Rrpmcecmcmvecefiixcâ€"mccse . ‘ 1 C e . e tiierie c e ns â€"aan; L n c k e l n Sexnte rreaneneanee e e es o_ esnt : women‘s education mothers says Karen Richardson, . â€"â€"fémginig ie se Is s / : im ic s _ *:%â€":Q’ \“-}i:! ~ BY JUNE FLATH curator for the Adelaide Hunter ".";‘7 â€"<â€" = Te :’ Cone . s r'* e No s a=> * _, $ _:,;&:E;;_; : : i o l __â€"â€" . i. We o ; SPECIAL to Ontario Farmer ________ Hoodless Homestead National ‘:x i s Rempmasamdaaind . _ _ _ _ | _ | â€"â€"â€"_ â€"_~ _ "Wiieereeneminiieinteinnaaimes UR C Historic Site. Richardson eduâ€" w9 & m e _2 0| l o â€"â€" _ 2 _2 delaide Hunter Hoodless _ cates her visitors, young and old, WR P i e e _ . a h _ M e â€" A was a domestic crusader, a â€" on Adelaide‘s impressive list of (R@ s e e esc . â€"â€"â€" . 14 woman ahead of her time, a _ achievements. *% _. M es e e n _ â€" 3 fi es â€"x~ o. + woman of her time. While Addie has long been it::,::';:_:fâ€"t‘?f e en =â€" ’P’A Born on a farm near St. George, â€" recognized for her involvement WR _ m m mremend â€" §E iC Ontario in February of 1857 she â€" in the Women‘s Institute, this is W@@M â€"â€" _ _ iTa>=" . " II } ‘ f fi wasraised when women were not only one of a long list of k =â€"â€"= m ° >3 .A s : Il â€" $s e encouraged to be outspoken. They _ crowning glories. i â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€". M â€" o k . Th: _ . C were to stay at home, raise the chilâ€" The youngest of 13 children, E3 ‘ Te â€"â€" & Mee 2 3t Tase 5 e > __x dren, keep house and keep their â€" her father died before she was ’/':“,' c s h e _ N s« s t e se Ga: opinions to themselves. Husbands _ born, leaving her to be raised by aony ~t n meais * < l Eooo se en ntaie e l is ~ of headstrong women were openly _ her mother and a tribe of older 4: es s e ie en es ce tatne enc o | criticized for their inability to keep _ siblings. Richardson imagines es e nsl e rare c ooo oo Te egp e o n their wives under control. that Addie‘s position in the family 1‘_ +s ~:,-:;'-__‘-' se _ e n e e e o ie un o C aieg rodk Still, women were beginning to _ meant she got away with more K _ * * _0 1 C 8 e se es = ‘ omuc se t se ie t than the other children, allowed fite Hoodless Homesteat her to be outspoken and possibly _ Many of these were uphill â€" Englandand Scotland. In 1919 the _ water and collapsed. ruiiny SpOfled- battles. When addressin g the â€" Government of Canada granted Evely year, on her binhday_' Feb mt She married John Hoodless in _ board of education she was told _ the Institutes a federal charter and 27, the Hoodless Homestead, her P . _ 3 | 1881 and the couple settled in _ that women didn‘t need to go to provincial representatives met that _ childhood home, hosts an Addic s Hamilton. It was here that her life _ school to learn domestic skills, â€" same year in Winnipeg to form the _ birthday party. Everyone is invited. bâ€" C | _ turned a corner and turned her â€" they learned them from their _ Federated Women‘s Institutes of _ There‘ll be punch and birthday | + 7 into an activist. mothers, she should go home and _ Canada. cake, plus a display and presentaâ€" ge 3 As the wife of a successful . take care of her own family. The institutes drew attention to _ tion on the over 800 greeting cards manufacturer, â€" living in @ _ Her most recognized achieveâ€" child welfare, women‘s interests, _ and post cards in the museum‘s | B | _ respectable upper class neighâ€" _ ment was founding the Women‘s _ medical care, child dental care, permanent collection. E bourhood in Hamilton she â€" Institute, which was established _ recreational and library facilities, During the winter school C k . | _ purchased milk from a doorâ€"t0â€" _ to advance the education of rural _ as well as improved services to _ groups are invited to take part in door salesman. The milk had not _ women, ___ help immigrants preserve their _ the educational programs availâ€" | â€" been kept properly cooled and her _ Tn 1896she spoke at the Ontario _ cultures and customs. able. Other annual events include 14â€"monthâ€"old son died after â€" Apgricultural College in Guelph _ In 1903, the Macdonald Instiâ€" _ Addie‘s summer garden party in speak out. They wanted to vote _ drinking the contaminated milk. _ and one of her listeners, Erland tute was established in the July and the Spirits of the ‘ and be educated. The rest of her life was dedicated _ Lee, invited her to speak at ladies _ Ontario Agricultural College in _ Homestead in October. There are many ways to be to raising awareness of health night for the Farmers‘ Institute of Guelph (and later, Macdonald _ This progressive play includes heard. Ad@ie has been referred to _ standards, the need for pasteurâ€" _ South Wentworth. College in Quebec) to train _ vignettes performed in various as a creative social reformer. She â€" ized milk, safe drinking water, During her address she suggested _ Canadian women in the teaching _ rooms of the Homestead. This year was strgng-willed, but not conâ€" _ and proper health care. She also _ the women in the room find a way _ of domestic science. the themeof the skits will be the ?ronta}tlona]. She brought her _ lobbied for education for women | o encourage selfâ€"education. She Adelaide Hoodless died _ announcementof Addie and John‘s 1deflS in through the back door. _ both in formal school settings and _ was invited back a week later and _ suddenly on the eve of her 53rd engagement. Her brothers want to When‘ addressing a group of _ informal gatherings in homes. _ that meeting resulted in the foundâ€" birthday in 1910. In spite of kntc;w if he is worthy, the maids men while rallying for domestic She rallied for classes in ing of the Women‘s Institute of _ suffering from a headache, and _ wonder if he‘s up to th’e challense science classes in the public school _ domestic science in the public Saltfleet Township. npainet hor doughtorts withes. she â€" of fholr headstrong Addic. S system she coyly informed them, _ school system, was involved in _ The idea spread. Within 10 years, _ insisted on following through For more Information on that ’these courses were in the â€" establishing the Victorian Order _ more than 500 institutes had been with a commitment to address the _ Adelaide Hunter Hoodless or men‘s best interest. The women _ of Nurses, the National Council organized across Canada. Women‘s Canadian Club in _ events at the Homestead .call 519â€" would ?)e better housewives. of Women, and the Young During World War I, Women‘s _ Toronto. During Ker presentation â€" 448â€"1| 30 or at hoodlesshomeâ€" She didn‘t advertise the fact that _ Women‘s Christian Associations. Institutes were introduced into _ she paused to reach for a drink of stead@symatico.ca