Who is adelaide hoodless

Suggest an Edit. Enter your suggested edit s to this article in the form field below. Accessed 11 November In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published March 25, ; Last Edited March 04, The Canadian Encyclopedia , s. Thank you for your submission Our team will be reviewing your submission and get back to you with any further questions. She learned that had she boiled the milk she gave her son, he would not have sickened and died.

She vowed to make a difference so others would not experience the same loss. In , Mrs. Hoodless became interested in the Young Women's Christian Association, as a route to further efforts to teach girls better household work. In a National Conference was held in Toronto, at which Mrs.

Hoodless was elected first Vice President, and in she became National President. She was instrumental in organizing the first Household Science School, which opened in September of From to Mrs. Hoodless served as treasurer for the National Council of Women. Her legacy is memorialized through the schools in Hamilton, Blaine, and Bridgeworth, Ontario that bear her name.

Her life and accomplishments are further recognized by the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead that serves as a museum and by the numerous other organizations that have housed exhibitions and programs recognizing her accomplishments. Portrait of Adelaide Hoodless. Hoodless famously claimed "Apart from my family duties, the education of mothers has been my life work". This is a sepia photo. Hoodless is wearing a gown and looking pensive.

The MacDonald Institute , O. Thanks to the dedication of Adelaide Hoodless, the institute served to prepare students for the domestic and professional spheres through programs focusing on technical skills in the domestic sciences. This is a sepia photo of a large building, constructed of brick. Skip to main content View sitemap.