Name/TitleBadge: For Home and Country
About this objectOval-shaped gilded brass Women's Institute badge featuring the 'FOR HOME AND COUNTRY' motto inlaid with green enamel around the edge. The WI initials (voided) form the centre of the badge, flanked by a red enamel rose on the left and maple leaf on the right.
MakerW.O. Lewis (Badges) Ltd
Maker RoleManufacturer
Date Madec.1940s-50s
Period1940s-1950s
Place MadeEngland, Birmingham
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, brass and enamel
Inscription and MarksEmbossed on back: W.O. LEWIS (BADGES) LTD ~ B'HAM
MeasurementsH: 21 x W: 27 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's Institute (WI)
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's organisations
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-2010-88
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved