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Backbreaking farm work was her contribution to the war effort

Jean Collier recalls the efforts now documented in We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes

Julian Gavaghan
By Julian Gavaghan

Last updated on Jul 10, 2025

Posted on Jul 10, 2025

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Backbreaking farm work was her contribution to the war effort
Jean Collier recalls how, eight decades ago, she spent three summers as a teenage farmerette, growing the food that helped win the Second World War. [Julian Gavaghan]

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