The Wi: A Centenary History

by Mavis Curtis

Rising from the ashes of the First World War and initially conceived as a way of improving the food supply for the nation, the Women's Institute became one of the really important movements for women in the twentieth century. It provided education, opportunities to practise public speaking and opened the eyes of countrywomen to the wider world around them. The first organisers were ex-suffragists who felt that now they had the vote women needed an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445616920
• ISBN13: 9781445616926
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages