Erland Lee
Male, Person
1864 –
Who is Erland Lee?
Erland Lee 1864 – 1926 was a notable Canadian farmer, teacher, and government employee from Stoney Creek, Ontario who is most well known for his role in the founding of the Women’s Institutes, an international organization originally formed to promote the education of isolated rural women.
Born on May 3, 1864, Erland was a prominent member of the Lee family, who came to the Niagara Peninsula in Canada as United Empire Loyalists in 1792, after the American Revolutionary War. They settled on top of the Niagara Escarpment, and cultivated a prosperous farm. The Lee Homestead, also known as “Edgemont,” is currently the site of the Erland Lee Museum.
Erland Lee is best recognized as the co-founder of the first Women's Institute in the world, along with Janet Lee, his wife, and Adelaide Hoodless, an advocate of domestic science and women’s education.
In February 1897, after hearing her give a lecture at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph- Erland invited Hoodless to deliver a speech at the annual “Ladies Night” held by the Farmer’s Institute of Stoney Creek of which he was an influential member.
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