Wartime history of Ontario Farmerettes an untold tale until this chance photo discovery

They were called the Farmerettes, young women who farmed the fields of southwestern Ontario and Niagara region during the Second World War. Their stories inspired a book, which is now being turned into a documentary and a play.

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