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Chronicling the wartime contributions of the farmerettes

New documentary, We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes, looks to festival screenings

Julian Gavaghan
By Julian Gavaghan

Last updated on Mar 13, 2025

Posted on Mar 13, 2025

4 min read

Chronicling the wartime contributions of the farmerettes
Elmira’s Georgina Taylor (left), whose mother Mary Fountain was a wartime farmerette and whose photo was used in a recent, commemorative Canada Post stamp. Now, the stories of women like her have been turned into a documentary film, made by Felipe Giaj-Levra, Bonnie Sitter and Colin Field. [Julian Gavaghan]

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