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Adelaide Hoodless was born in St. George, Ontario, Canada in 1858.
* She was a Canadian educational reformer and founded the international women's organization known as the Women's Institute.
* She was the second president of the Hamilton, Ontario Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), holding the position from 1890–1902.
* She maintained important ties to the business community of Hamilton and achieved great political and public attention through her work.
* She is credited as a co-founder of the Women's Institutes, the National Council of Women of Canada, the Victorian Order of Nurses and the YWCA in Canada.
* She was a major force behind the formation of three faculties of Household Science.
* She died in Toronto, Canada in 1910.
* She is remembered as a pioneer in the field of women's education and social reform.

Educate a boy, and you educate an individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community.

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