The work was important, but it was also fun. When asked why she joined, life- time member 
     
    
   
   
    
     Lorraine Harris replied, “It was the thing to do. All my friends were doing it.” 
     
    
   
   
    
     The ladies of the Knutsford Women’s Institute are nothing short of Wonder Women, without the 
     
     capes. Real Life Superheroes in regular clothes, ready to take on any challenge, or help to 
     
    
   
   
    
     someone in need, whether they be near or far. They are STRONG, SMART AND SURE. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Women’s Institutes have been following the same tried and true recipe since they began. Each 
     
    
   
   
    
     Women’s Institute meeting agenda begins and ends in the following order: 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Mary Stewart Collect 
     
     Mission Statement 
     
    

    
     The Institute Ode 
     
     Institute Grace 
     
    

    
     Call to order and opening 
     
     Reading and approval of minutes 
     
     Treasurers Report 
     
     Correspondence 
     
    

    
     Reports of Committees 
     
     Unfinished Business 
     
     New Business 
     
    

    
     Program time 
     
     Adjournment 
     
    
   
   
    
     Social after business is completed 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Women’s Institute purpose is to establish a strong female community, providing women 
     
     with educational opportunities and the chance to make a difference in their communities. It is set 
     
     up as an educational charity with a constitution which states membership is only open to women. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The institute is not affiliated with any religious or political groups. 
     
    
   
   
    
     “Educate a boy and you educate an individual. Educate a girl and you educate a community.” 
     
    
   
   
    
     -- Adelaide Hoodless 
     
    
   
   
    
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