First Epi, Woman's Institute

They're under some strange social stigma that's beyond me as well. On that note, I don't understand why there are still "Royals" in this day and age. Why would any Englander support a ruling class that does nothing and who has no real skill set? A few beheadings and a distribution of their wealth to the common citizenry seems in order. Ok, maybe without the beheadings, retrain them to be productive citizens rather than privileged leeches.
The women in this show portray a wonderful spirit of love and determination.

I'm not sure if I'm getting this right but...as a formal association or organization they would probably have bylaws etc. I sounds like the woman who held the presidency used it to reign over many of the other women in the village. Women in those days wouldn't have had an exciting and varied social life and very little power. The women's institute would have provided some status.

As an organization that raised funds for the community or weighed in on local issues the Women's institute would wield some power. At a time when women were somewhat powerless the WI would have
had some appeal. The government would have connected with WI's across the country to help with the war effort. Running a Wi would have been important. The WI would have to have rules of conduct so quorums and governance would have been important. The executive of WI's were obligated to set and follow bylaws otherwise there would have been no organization and nothing would get done. I'm rambling sorry