# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Extraordinary Women: Ontario's Farmerettes
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 12:30 pm – Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 02:30 pm
- **Event Description**: A 2024 documentary tells the story of the 40,000 teenage girls who worked on Ontario farms during World War II to ensure the food supply.About this EventWe're pleased to announce the screening of the 2024 documentary We Lend a Hand: The Forgotten Story of Ontario Farmerettes. The film's director Colin Field and author Bonnie Sitter will be joining us for the Q&A. We also will have a farmerette, Virginia Fraser, for our Q&A.From 1941 to 1952, some 40,000 teenage girls worked on farms in Ontario during the summer. Their contribution to the war effort was crucial,given the food shortages that existed as well as farm labour shortages.This is another in Back Lane Studios' series about Extraordinary Women, presented in partnership with the Revue Cinema.Through reenactments and archival images, the documentary recounts the story of these young women who had the grit, despite no prior farming experience, two work long hours in all weather conditions. They managed to produce hundreds of thousands of tons of food that were shipped off to the frontlines to feed starving European populations and even prisoners of war.The film was inspired by Bonnie Sitter's work collecting stories in her book Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: Memories of Ontario Farmerettes. In the documentary, she explains how she came to embark on the project!Watch the trailer here.Tickets are by a suggested donation of $16. (Please note, when you purchase tickets by donation, you can only purchase one at a time.)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/extraordinary-women-ontarios-farmerettes/100001690003779799
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, nonprofit, art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Toronto
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Revue Cinema
- **lat**: 43.651043
- **long**: -79.45124469999996
- **full address**: Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Extraordinary Women: Ontario's Farmerettes being held?
  - **A:** Extraordinary Women: Ontario's Farmerettes takes place on Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 12:30 pm to Sun, 30 Nov, 2025 at 02:30 pm at Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Canada.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Extraordinary Women: Ontario's Farmerettes?
  - **A:** Extraordinary Women: Ontario's Farmerettes is organized by Back Lane Studios.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Extraordinary Women: Ontario's Farmerettes is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Toronto, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Extraordinary Women: Ontario's Farmerettes sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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