How Hard Can It Be? Boys Do It.
The woman who fed America during WWII, then disappeared from history
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.
And then, there’s this hefty dose of candor: It’s not about you. And that’s actually a relief. Therapist Amanda E. White, unpacks why decentering our ego is the greatest gift we can give ourselves and our people.
Onward,
—Sharon Editor-in-Chief
P.S.: Next week’s issue covers how our political parties formed, fractured, and polarized. What do you wish your neighbors understood about why you vote the way you do? Send a letter to the editor and we might just feature it in this issue.