1858
Born on a farm near St. George, Ontario
on February 27.

1881
Marries businessman John Hoodless, and
moves to Hamilton. They would have four children.

1889
In Hamilton, participates in the creation of
the first Young Women’s Christian Association
(YWCA). Her youngest child dies after drinking
contaminated milk.

1893
Co-founder of the National Council of Women
of Canada.

1894
Opens a school of domestic science at the Hamilton YWCA.

1895
Becomes president of the national YWCA.

1897
Public schools in Ontario yield to her lobbying and become the first in Canada to offer domestic
science courses. She participates in founding the first Women’s Institute and is named honorary president.

1898
Writes Canada’s first domestic science textbook.

1900
Creates the Ontario Normal School of Domestic
Science and Art at Hamilton.

1903
Presides over the formation of the Macdonald
Institute of Home Economics in Guelph.

1910
Dies suddenly on February 26 in Toronto
in the midst of a speech.