![]() ![]() ![]() Women who worked with lumberjacks and loggers during the war were called "lumberjills.".One Alberta mother of nine sons - all of them either in the army or away working in factories - drove the tractor, plowed the fields, put up hay, and hauled grain to elevators, along with tending her garden, raising chickens, pigs and turkeys, and canning hundreds of jars of fruits and vegetables. With their sons overseas, many farm women had to take on extra work.Women's smaller physical size and manual dexterity helped them develop a great reputation for fine precision work in electronics, optics, and instrument assembly. ![]()
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