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Women's Institute

British

noun

(in Britain and Commonwealth countries) a society for women interested in the problems of the home and in engaging in social activities

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You can find details about them in “Getting Your Legal Documents and Support in Order,” an online guide from the SOA Research Institute and the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Less than 10 miles away, Prince William and Catherine had attended a Women's Institute meeting honouring the memory of the late Queen.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

Inspired by situations like Ms. Guzman’s, Cindy Hounsell, president of the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement, started the Latina Savings Project in 2017.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe, an economist who is president of the Women’s Institute for Society, Equity and Race, said she welcomed the broadening of the Fed’s leadership.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2022

It cannot be said that the Women's Institute has solved the servant problem for Yonkers, but many women testify to its happy effects on their own individual problems.

From What eight million women want by Dorr, Rheta Childe

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