National Federation of Women's Institutes Wales Archive

Minutes, 1949-2007, of meetings of the National Federation of Women's Institutes Welsh Committee, later Inter-County Welsh Committee, Welsh Counties Committee, Counties of Wales Sub-committee and Federations of Wales Committee. Also included are printed items, among them leaflets and project booklets relating to the organisation.

The first Women's Institute meeting of England and Wales was held in Llanfairpwll, Anglesey on 11 September 1915. The WI movement originanted in Canada and is the largest voluntary women’s membership in the UK with over 200,000 members. It is an educational, social, non-party political organisation. Members in Wales take part in national and local campaigns, including 'Get cooking', 'Gardening with Schools', 'Pathway to the 21st century project' and 'Menter Iaith Welsh language project'. The national headquarters of the WI, the National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI), is in London. The archives of the National Federation of Women's Institutes are held at The Women's Library at the Library of the London School of Economics. There is also an office in Cardiff, NFWI-Wales 19 Cathedral Rd, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

Arranged into two series: mInutes and publications.

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Ms Rhian Connick; Cardiff; Donation; October 2017; 99819243802419.

The first Women's Institute meeting of England and Wales was held in Llanfairpwll, Anglesey on 11 September 1915. The WI movement originanted in Canada and is the largest voluntary women’s membership in the UK with over 200,000 members. It is an educational, social, non-party political organisation. Members in Wales take part in national and local campaigns, including 'Get cooking', 'Gardening with Schools', 'Pathway to the 21st century project' and 'Menter Iaith Welsh language project'. The national headquarters of the WI, the National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI), is in London. The archives of the National Federation of Women's Institutes are held at The Women's Library at the Library of the London School of Economics. There is also an office in Cardiff, NFWI-Wales 19 Cathedral Rd, Pontcanna, Cardiff.

The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: twitter page of The Women's Institute (https://twitter.com/womensinstitute, viewed 24 November 2020); Susan Cohen, The Women's Institute (Shire publications, 2011); The WI Inspiring Women (https://www.thewi.org.uk/, viewed 24 November 2020) and papers within the archive.

November 2020

Compiled by Ann Francis Evans.

A film ‘Prospects are sky high (at the WI)’ and a promotional DVD ‘Get cooking – How to get involved’ produced by the WI, have been transferred to the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales at NLW.

Published