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

On Monday, Prince Harry had attended the WellChild awards in London, while his brother Prince William was at a Women's Institute meeting in Berkshire, with guests remembering the legacy of the late Queen Elizabeth.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

Ms. George sends people to a resource site hosted by the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement, a nonprofit.

From New York Times • May 13, 2023

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

I simply couldn’t endure those Women’s Institute meetings which open with a hymn and end up with sponge-cake and green tea, after a platitudinous paper on the Beauty of Prairie Life.

From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)

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