Thanks to the Women's Institute

Did you know that many things that we take for granted today were once the

rallying cry of the Women’s Institute?

Some of these include:

*Pasteurization of milk

*Wrapping bread

*Painting white lines on Provincial Highways

*Signs at railway crossings

*Music on school curriculum

*The legal marriage at age 16 with parental consent

*Mandatory stopping for school bus when lights are flashing

*Obtaining Public Liability Insurance before getting a drivers licence

*Clear markings on poison containers

*Dental and Medical inspections in schools

*TB tests before handling food

*The formation of the MacDonald Institute at the University of Guelph

*Lobbying for the establishment of Brock University

*Promoting farm safety

*Support of 4H Clubs

*Lobbying the government for change

*Promoting personal growth

*Promoting Community Action

*Provide two scholarships per year to local youth

*Keep scrapbooks of local families & community- known as “Tweedsmuir Histories”

Many of these Tweedsmuirs are available in our library. Come and have a look at these amazing first hand accounts of history in the making.