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Hoodless, Adelaide (1857–1910)
Canadian welfare reformer. Born Adelaide Sophia Hunter in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, on February 27, 1857; died in Toronto, Ontario, on February 26, 1910; married John Hoodless (a businessman), in 1881; children: four (perhaps more).
Adelaide Hoodless' interest in raising the standard of living among rural women in Canada was the result of a family tragedy.
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She was born Adelaide Sophia Hunter in 1857 and raised on a farm in Brantford, Ontario, one of 12 children. At age 24, she married John Hoodless, moved to Hamilton, and began a family. Following the death of her son from drinking contaminated milk in 1889, Adelaide began a campaign for improved home conditions and education for expectant mothers in nutrition, sanitation, and housekeeping.
When she was ignored by authorities, she took matters into her own hands, teaching classes at the Hamilton Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). After becoming president of Hamilton's YWCA in 1892, sh