Name/TitleThe WI Jubilee Book 1915-1965
MakerNational Federation of Women's Institutes
About this objectSlim paperback publication titled 'The WI Jubilee Book 1915-1965', published by the National Federation of Women's Institutes and priced two shillings and sixpence. Contains features titled 'Our Royal Members', 'The WI's' (a poem written by C. Day Lewis), 'Fifty years of achievement' by Lady Oliver, 'NFWI Golden Jubilee Celebrations 1965', 'The Country Woman Today' and 'Calendar of County Jubilee Events', all accompanied by black and white photographs from members' collections, the NFWI Library, and by Napier Russell and Christopher Ridley.
Fully digitised (43 pages)
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 230 x W: 178 mm
Date Made1965
Period1960s
Place MadeEngland, London
Place NotesNational Federation of Women's Institutes, 39 Eccleston Street, London SW1
PublisherNational Federation of Women's Institutes
Publication Date1965
Publication PlaceEngland, London
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.
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's Institute (WI)
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's organisations
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's war work
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBooklet
Object numberGWL-2023-45-4
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved