Emily F. (Emily Ferguson) Murphy

Born in 1868, Emily Ferguson Murphy was a Canadian writer and journalist who published under the name Janey Canuck. Her books included The Impressions of Janey Canuck Abroad and Open Trails, and her lively, opinionated voice helped make her a recognizable public writer in the early 20th century.

Murphy was also active in public life. She became the first female magistrate in Canada and in the British Empire in 1916, and she is often associated with the Famous Five and the campaign that led to women being recognized as "persons" under Canadian law.

Today, Murphy's legacy is remembered in a more complicated way as well. Alongside her work for women's rights, historians and reference sources note her support for eugenic ideas and other harmful views, so modern biographies often present her as an important but controversial figure. She died in 1933.