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 References External links Federated Women's Institutes of Canada Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario Organizations based in Canada with royal patronage Human rights organizations based in Canada Women's organizations based in Canada