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Title	A history of the formation and development of Jubilee Guilds/Women's Institutes of Newfoundland and Labrador
Author	Richard, Agnes M.(Agnes Mary), 1935-
Description	Thesis (M.Ed.) -- Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1987. Education
Date	1987
Pagination	ix, 304 leaves
Subject	Women's institutes--Newfoundland and Labrador--History; Women--Newfoundland and Labrador--Social conditions;
Degree	M.Ed.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 282-287.
Abstract	Fifty-two years ago a tragedy gave birth to the present Newfoundland and Labrador Women's Institutes (formerly known as Jubilee Guilds), yet out of this tragedy has come good fortune for many women in outport Newfoundland. The organization was first formed in response to a disastrous tidal wave which devastated the south coast of Newfoundland in 1929. -- Through their educational programmes, Women's Institutes have earned the title "The Rural Women's University". The group merits this title because it has often been the principal source of information and training centering around concerns such as literacy, nutrition, health, and crafts. Here in Newfoundland, many rural communities had been, until recent times, isolated from sources of general educational services. It was only through a system which Jubilee Guilds and Women's Institutes sponsored, a matter of women helping and teaching other women, that this vital information was made available. -- This significant organizational effort has been part of the Newfoundland culture for more than fifty years. To date, very little of its development has been reported. An important aspect of Newfoundland outport life has been overlooked. There remains the distinct need to document this development before some very valuable first-hand personal accounts will have been lost forever.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	75414522
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(60.94 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Richard_AgnesM.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	306129.cpd