Scottish Women's Rural Institutes

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The Scottish Women's Rural Institutes, also known as the SWRI or the WRI for short, is an organisation which promotes the preservation of Scotland's traditions and rural heritage, particularly in the sphere of household activities. It does so by means of local groups of women which meet regularly throughout the country. It was formed in 1917 as part of the movement of Women's Institutes started in Stoney Creek, Ontario in 1897.

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