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Women's Institute

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Tricia Stewart is one of the original members of the Rylstone Women's Institute in North Yorkshire that inspired the 2003 Calendar Girls film.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2023

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

In Yonkers there has been established a Women's Institute for the exclusive use of domestics.

From What eight million women want by Dorr, Rheta Childe

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