Kate Braid

Journeywoman: Reader Reviews

I Loved All the Union and Gender Politics

What a wonderful book, powerful and beautifully written. It resonated for me in many ways, from the first A-Frame to camp life (logging and treeplanting for me), to my stints as a labourer/carpenter/builder. I loved all the union and gender politics.

male blue collar worker, now lawyer

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I Am Proud Of You

My dear, I just finished your memoir and must say how impressed I am with how you handled some of those fellows. I am proud of you and I think the book tells a great story of courage and fortitude as well as forgiveness.

Mary Elizabeth Braid, Kate’s 88-year-old mother

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Such a Fascinating Slice of Life

I finished Journeywoman last night and can’t tell you how much I enjoyed it. Such a fascinating slice of a rich life, such great stories told so well; a real page-turner. I wouldn’t have lasted a week in some of your situations. What a she-woman! What a tender heart.

male singer, musician, composer, choir director

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I Can’t Wait to Finish It so I Can Read it Again

I had to put my copy of Journeywoman down to send you this email. I’ve been marking my tools for years with a dab of bright red nail polish. It just tore my head off to read that you had done the same! I can’t even begin to tell you how much I’m enjoying your book. So much so, that I can’t wait to finish it so I can read it again.

female carpenter

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Thanks for Helping Make it Happen

Thank you for writing Journeywoman and specifically for encouraging women to work in traditionally men’s work. It’s important that this be encouraged not only for the women, but for the men too. It humanizes the workplace when there are non-men present. Thanks for helping make it happen more.

tradesman

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