The Famous Five: Canada's Crusaders for Women's Rights (Amazing Stories)

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Registered by JessicaEby of Cambridge, Ontario Canada on 1/28/2020
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Journal Entry 1 by JessicaEby from Cambridge, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, January 28, 2020
My husband and I make each other Christmas stockings every year, and he put this book in mine for Christmas 2019. I generally don't like to bookcross books that come to me as gifts, but he tells me that he bought it with at least the knowledge and possibly something of the intention that I would pass it on when I finished with it. I don't know that it's the kind of book I would feel the need to hang on to otherwise, so I guess it can move along.

I typically enjoy the Amazing Stories series, and I am guessing my husband chose this one for me because he knew it's an area of interest for me. I did a big, important school project on Emily Murphy when I was a teenager, and I've visited/taken my picture with the Famous Five statues in Calgary (twice, once with my husband) and Winnipeg. We've also visited a couple of the historical markers dedicated to Nellie McClung, and I've read a few books about her.

As a result of previous studies and just reading out of interest, much of the information in this book was not new to me but it's been quite a while since my Emily Murphy project which was the source of most of the knowledge I have on The Persons Case (which is the main focus of the book) so it was a good refresher.

As for the writing of the book, it was not the best nor the worst I've ever read. I was impressed with the thorough notes and references at the back of the book, but I the tone of the writing was not always my favourite. I thought there were times when you could almost hear the author's eyes rolling at things, if that makes sense... like she was making her opinions known, possible without actually stating them, and while I know this is a common thing it's something that frequently irks me in what seems like it should be (or is otherwise) factual writing. I did think it was kind of interesting that the author who wrote this book is a Eastern Canada born woman who has settled in the West during her adult life-- specifically southern-Ontario born, just like 3 of the Famous Five (the other members of the group were born in Quebec and the UK).

One other thing about this book that I really liked... it may sound silly... but I'm very excited that I now have Emily Murphy's recipe for date and nut loaf, lol.

Journal Entry 2 by JessicaEby at Historical Sign on Elizabeth St. in Cookstown, Ontario Canada on Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Released 3 yrs ago (7/15/2020 UTC) at Historical Sign on Elizabeth St. in Cookstown, Ontario Canada

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

When I read this book earlier in the year, I thought it would be cool to leave it in Cookstown sometime, since Emily Murphy was born there. Then the pandemic hit, life changed, and my bookcrossing activity virtually stopped along with my travelling around (even just within southern Ontario, as I've been staying home as much as possible). I'm still not doing much unless I have to do it, but I did end up in Barrie this weekend and made a minute-long stop in Cookstown on the way home during which I left this book with the sign about Emily Murphy.

If you've found this book, thanks for picking it up and checking out its journal! If you're new to bookcrossing, welcome. We'd love it if you'd stick around with us a while. I really hope that you enjoy both this book and the whole bookcrossing experience!

This book was released as part of the 2020 "52 Towns in 52 Weeks" Release Challenge. Cookstown was Town #6 for me.

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