There is not much better than making a presentation about the Women’s Land Army in a
location that is surrounded by thousands of acres of corn fields. That describes the Fountain Park Chautauqua in Remington, Indiana this week. Remington is the home of several seed corn companies and has a rich agricultural heritage. Most people in the audience had never heard of the Women’s Land Army, so it is always a pleasure to present new information to a receptive audience. In case you don’t know the Women’s Land Army was an organization of women who went out and worked on farms during WWI & WWII because the men had gone off to fight in the war. In WWI, about 18,000 women served in the Land Army but there were 1.5 million during WWII. The Farmerettes, as they were called, helped win the war by producing food. While Rosie the Riveter received much acclaim, the Farmerettes were busy working on farms across the country. The photo shows young ladies from Vassar learning to farm.
