Adelaide Hunter was born in this farm house and lived here until she married John Hoodless in 1881. On February 19, 1897, she organized at Stoney Creek the world’s first Women’s Institute. It was her belief that in this organization rural women . . . — — Map (db m208855) HM
[English] Born in Ontario, Adelaide Hoodless sought to release the full potential of women for social action. An outspoken educator and social reformer, she successfully pressed for acceptance of Domestic Economy as a subject for . . . — — Map (db m208860) HM