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Adelaide Hunter Hoodless
Adelaide Hunter Hoodless was called "one of the most famous Canadian women, ...yet one of the most obscure," by her biographer, because she is known with such familiarity in some circles, yet completely unknown in others.
Adelaide was born on February 27, 1857 and raised on this isolated farm in Canada West.
Her public life began after she became a wife and mother. It was instigated by a tragic event: her fourth child died of what was then called a ‘stomach complaint'. Seemingly blaming herself for this tragedy, Adelaide's campaign sought to o raise the level of education for girls and to put supports in place for women so that they might safeguard their families. She was the first person in Canada to help get the first milk pasteurized.
She is credited as a co-founder of the Women's Institute, the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), the National Council of Women and the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), and a major force behind the formation of three faculties of Household Science. She achieved national recognition in her twenty years of public life. She died in 1910, the year Laurier stated, "The twentieth century belongs to Canada." Her work had ensured that Laurier's words applied to women and families.
Adelaide Hunter Hoodless
Adelaide Hunter Hoodless was called "one of the most famous Canadian women, ...yet one of the most obscure," by her biographer, because she is known with such familiarity in some circles, yet completely unknown in others.
Adelaide was born on February 27, 1857 and raised on this isolated farm in Canada West.
Her public life began after she became a wife and mother. It was instigated by a tragic event: her fourth child died of what was then called a ‘stomach complaint'. Seemingly blaming herself for this tragedy, Adelaide's campaign sought to o raise the level of education for girls and to put supports in place for women so that they might safeguard their families. She was the first person in Canada to help get the first milk pasteurized.
She is credited as a co-founder of the Women's Institute, the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), the National Council of Women and the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), and a major force behind the formation of three faculties of Household Science. She achieved national recognition in her twenty years of public life. She died in 1910, the year Laurier stated, "The twentieth century belongs to Canada." Her work had ensured that Laurier's words applied to women and families.