David Simpson of St. George, Ont. writes that as people gather today near St. George, Ont., at the birthplace 152 years ago of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless, it is disappointing to read that the raw milk debate is still ongoing (The Raw Milk Debate: Romanticizing The Farm – Life, Feb. 26). Among her many accomplishments, she campaigned in the 1890s for the pasteurization of milk after the death of her son, John Harold, due to the “summer milk ailment.”
Her campaign, born of grief, to improve the quality of milk production led to her helping to found the Women’s Institute movement, and groups such as the Victorian Order of Nurses, the YWCA, and the National Council of Women.
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