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WIKEEPSCURRENT
The Alberta Women's Institute, which
started about 1912, is one of tile oldest
farm wonnen's groups in the province .
Iet, tile A% f1 has never seenu'd to show
its age too much . t\ iary functions are
basically in continuing education but
tile \\' I also attempt, to make % vonnen
li
aware of hrllal tile U nCK are. Change in
the Alberta Women's Institutes has
come, according to president Kathryn
liabbertield, with the change in issues .
She says tile WI has had " quite an influ-ence
through the y2" ars in gradually get-ting
things changed because we've been
haunmering away at it ."
Over the years, Habberfield say's,
( women and eircuin'lances have.
changed. The pioneer woolen of tile
1900' s " primarily wanted to have some-thing
that %;% s social and that was prob-ablywhy
they formed these WI's" sonle
of which are over 75 years old. Today,
however, young women aren't inter-ested
mclot chat over tea and cookies.
"\\' hat we're doung now is quite differ-ent
and I don't believe that image is
hrnlh us any longer ;" says Habberfield .
In fact, \ ruin more women working off
die farts, ferrying their children to mu-sic
lessons or sporting events, and
keeping the books. there's almost too
much social invohement and not
enough quiet time. Yet, women still
want to further their education and
nhahy Inok to tile \ fl for fulfillment .
' A, society a, a whole has grappled
with women's rights, pensions, and
equality for pay. tile A\ fl has kept pace .
That haLs given rural wonnen a strong
voice in the development of public poli-cy
. The main issues WI is dealing with
today are things like battered spouses
( they want i
t , set up : h crisis line
throughout Alberta to offer counselling
and support), pornography ( they've
held rural % orkslaop, t inform people
of the nature and extent of porn), abuse
of children and the elderly, and other
current social issues of provincial or na-tonalconcerth
.
The younger women of the WI have
also expressed a need to know more
about the operation and management of
their farms. Ilahbcrticld says many of
them are imobed in keeping the books
than they were 15 year, ago. So, In more
recent years, the WI has sponsored
seminars conluetcd by farm manage-ment
and financial specialists. In fact,
she says, ` We're studying an awful lot
about fare, ( nianagwn" nt) because you
can't change things unless you know
what you are talking about."
liabberfcld says farm women today
are not afraid to speak up will women's
EDMONTON ( Staff) - Four-teen
women have been appointed
to Alberta's advisory council on
women's issues .
Included in the appointments
was Kathryn Habberfield- presi-dent
of the Alberta's Women's
Institute .
The women join chairperson
Margaret Leahey, a former televi-sion
reporter, on the council. Lea-hey
was appointed in April amid a
great deal of controversy about
her lack of involvement in the
women's movement.
organizations have been the " training
ground", giving them the experience
and confidence to speak their mind
clearly. " Then when they go to meetings
such its Unifarm they can get up and
speak intelligently and not be intim-idated
by men and be listened to :" Tine
inside experience is paytrkg off. " I've
been at Unifarm meetings where worn-en
were politely listened to and then
they sat down and the men went ahead
with their meeting. Now 1 notice that
some of those young women will stand
up and speak and the men will go ahead
from point. It's a wonderful thing to see
happening."
The tune is now ripe for women to
take a bigger role in the shaping of agri-cultural
policy but Habberfield says
" they should not do it to the detriment
ofmen. I'd like to see a balance."
. :
1. . ::,~. :: ii.;:. : i_:
ti
W, uryuuizaliuua' srvwe as a
( rmuiny ground says Katherine Nab-bed
iefd .
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Pine Lake History - 1976 - 1989 |
| Subject | AWI; Pine Lake Branch |
| Description | Branch History |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811093 |
| Date | 2007 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 138 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | AWI Collection |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
| Transcript | WIKEEPSCURRENT The Alberta Women's Institute, which started about 1912, is one of tile oldest farm wonnen's groups in the province . Iet, tile A% f1 has never seenu'd to show its age too much . t\ iary functions are basically in continuing education but tile \\' I also attempt, to make % vonnen li aware of hrllal tile U nCK are. Change in the Alberta Women's Institutes has come, according to president Kathryn liabbertield, with the change in issues . She says tile WI has had " quite an influ-ence through the y2" ars in gradually get-ting things changed because we've been haunmering away at it ." Over the years, Habberfield say's, ( women and eircuin'lances have. changed. The pioneer woolen of tile 1900' s " primarily wanted to have some-thing that %;% s social and that was prob-ablywhy they formed these WI's" sonle of which are over 75 years old. Today, however, young women aren't inter-ested mclot chat over tea and cookies. "\\' hat we're doung now is quite differ-ent and I don't believe that image is hrnlh us any longer ;" says Habberfield . In fact, \ ruin more women working off die farts, ferrying their children to mu-sic lessons or sporting events, and keeping the books. there's almost too much social invohement and not enough quiet time. Yet, women still want to further their education and nhahy Inok to tile \ fl for fulfillment . ' A, society a, a whole has grappled with women's rights, pensions, and equality for pay. tile A\ fl has kept pace . That haLs given rural wonnen a strong voice in the development of public poli-cy . The main issues WI is dealing with today are things like battered spouses ( they want i t , set up : h crisis line throughout Alberta to offer counselling and support), pornography ( they've held rural % orkslaop, t inform people of the nature and extent of porn), abuse of children and the elderly, and other current social issues of provincial or na-tonalconcerth . The younger women of the WI have also expressed a need to know more about the operation and management of their farms. Ilahbcrticld says many of them are imobed in keeping the books than they were 15 year, ago. So, In more recent years, the WI has sponsored seminars conluetcd by farm manage-ment and financial specialists. In fact, she says, ` We're studying an awful lot about fare, ( nianagwn" nt) because you can't change things unless you know what you are talking about." liabberfcld says farm women today are not afraid to speak up will women's EDMONTON ( Staff) - Four-teen women have been appointed to Alberta's advisory council on women's issues . Included in the appointments was Kathryn Habberfield- presi-dent of the Alberta's Women's Institute . The women join chairperson Margaret Leahey, a former televi-sion reporter, on the council. Lea-hey was appointed in April amid a great deal of controversy about her lack of involvement in the women's movement. organizations have been the " training ground", giving them the experience and confidence to speak their mind clearly. " Then when they go to meetings such its Unifarm they can get up and speak intelligently and not be intim-idated by men and be listened to :" Tine inside experience is paytrkg off. " I've been at Unifarm meetings where worn-en were politely listened to and then they sat down and the men went ahead with their meeting. Now 1 notice that some of those young women will stand up and speak and the men will go ahead from point. It's a wonderful thing to see happening." The tune is now ripe for women to take a bigger role in the shaping of agri-cultural policy but Habberfield says " they should not do it to the detriment ofmen. I'd like to see a balance." . : 1. . ::,~. :: ii.;:. : i_: ti W, uryuuizaliuua' srvwe as a ( rmuiny ground says Katherine Nab-bed iefd . |
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