Name/TitleBadge: For Home and Country
About this objectOval-shaped enamel badge bearing the intertwined and voided 'WI' initials in gold in the centre, flanked by a red rose and maple leaf, and surrounded by the motto 'FOR HOME AND COUNTRY' against a green border. Believed to have been issued during the Second World War.
MakerWomen's Institute
Date Madec.1939-45
PeriodSecond World War
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's organisations
Subject and Association KeywordsSecond World War
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's Institute (WI)
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_Institute:
The Women's Institute (WI) is a community-based organisation for women in the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand. The movement was founded in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, by Erland and Janet Lee with Adelaide Hoodless being the first speaker in 1897. It was based on the British concept of Women's Guilds, created by Rev Archibald Charteris in 1887 and originally confined to the Church of Scotland. From Canada the organisation spread back to the motherland, throughout the British Empire and Commonwealth, and thence to other countries. Many WIs belong to the Associated Country Women of the World organization.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2013-72-3
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved