The Preamble

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How Hard Can It Be? Boys Do It.

The woman who fed America during WWII, then disappeared from history

Nov 17, 2025
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In 1944, Florence Hall was handed an impossible assignment: make up for the million men missing from American farms so the war could be won for the Allies.

Over and over, Florence was told that women couldn’t plow. But she had little time for nonsense. She was too busy building infrastructure.

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