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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

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

Nyome finds it "very ironic and wild" that the Women's Institute failed to get consent from her to use her image.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2022

‘Lorna Doone’ is the attraction to-night, and next week it’s to be ‘The Merchant of Venice’—a joint scheme of your ubiquitous Women’s Institute and a farmer’s club.

From God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life by Chapman, Ethel M.

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