Name/Title"The Rural Remembers" 1925-1965
MakerScottish Women's Rural Institutes
About this objectPaperback book with blue cover titled 'SWRI "The Rural Remembers" 1925-1965', written by members of the Stirlingshire and West Perthshire Federation of the Scottish Women's Rural Institutes. Produced to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Stirlingshire and West Perthshire Federation, the book includes acknowledgements by Jean Graham, Chairman and an introduction to the Federation, followed by stories, memories and historic anecdotes from each area, as follows:
- Avon Group
- Braes Group
- Castle Group
- Forth Group
- Hillfoots Group
- Lennox Group
- Strathendrick Group
- Vale of Menteith Group
Partly digitised (7 pages incl. title page, contents & introduction)
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 214 x W: 138 x D: 12 mm
Date Made1965
Period1920s-1960s
PublisherScottish Women's Rural Institutes
Publication Date1965
Publication PlaceScotland, Edinburgh
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Women's_Institutes:
The Scottish Women's Institutes (SWI), informally called "the Rural", is a registered charity which promotes the preservation of Scotland's traditions and rural heritage, particularly in the sphere of household activities. It does so by means of local groups of women which meet regularly throughout the country. It was formed on 26 June 1917 as the Scottish Women's Rural Institutes, part of the movement of rural women's institutes started in Stoney Creek, Ontario in 1897. The first meeting in Scotland look place at Longniddry in East Lothian. Catherine Hogg Blair had identified the need for a Scottish example of the emerging Women's Institutes movement and she organised the meeting at Longniddry to avoid a measles outbreak in her own village. 37 women became members and campaigner Nannie Brown was the area organiser. The SWRI created the chance for rural women to network and share their skills with one another. The group's magazine, Scottish Home and Country was first published in 1924. The name changed to Scottish Women's Institutes in 2015.
Subject and Association KeywordsScottish Women's Rural Institutes (SWRI)
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's organisations
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's history
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
Object numberGWL-2010-91
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved