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Abstract
The story of Canadian women’s involvement in the First World War is gradually emerging, little attention has been paid to the contribution of women who worked in rural Ontario during the war. This paper will deal with a little-known group of undergraduate women from the University of Toronto who supported the Canadian war effort by responding to a call for agricultural workers, particularly fruit harvesters. These workers became popularly known as “farmerettes.”
Résumé
L’histoire de la contribution des Canadiennes à la Première Guerre mondiale émerge progressivement. Trop peu d’attention a été accordée à la contribution des femmes qui ont travaillé dans les régions rurales de l’Ontario pendant la guerre. Cet article portera sur un groupe peu connu d’étudiantes de premier cycle de l’Université de Toronto, qui ont soutenu l’effort de guerre canadien en répondant à un appel pour des travailleurs agricoles, particulièrement pour la récolte de fruits. Ces ouvrières sont devenues populairement connues sous le nom de « farmerettes ».
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Biographical note
Margaret Kechnie has taught in the Department of Women’s Studies (now Women, Gender and Sexuality) at Laurentian University from 1980 to 2005 when she retired from full time teaching. She then taught as a sessional instructor in the Department of Women’s Studies from 2006-2019 when she retired.