For Home and Country: The Centennial History of the Women's Institutes in Ontario (Signed Copy)

Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed and inscribed by Linda Ambrose to half-title. From the estate of Professor Roy Parker, the inscription is to his wife Jo. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket which is clean and bright with very slight fading to spine and minor edgewear. Boards clean and square with minor bumping to spine tips and bottom corners. Contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions or markings other than author's inscription. 256 pp; many b/w ills. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Landscape format. A lively account of the organizational life of the Women's Institutes of Ontario. First established in 1897 in Stoney Creek, Ontario, the WI set out to improve the conditions of life for rural women through the promotion of domestic science education. That mandate soon expanded to include self-improvement, government lobbying, and community betterment. At the same time the organization spread geographically, across the province, the country and around the world. Tracing that growth, this history concentrates on the activities of members in their own communities, and explains the enduring popularity of the Women's Institutes from the women's point of view. Orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed-for, and insured.