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Abbott, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Abbott is Dean of Women at Trinity College, University of Toronto, where she also teaches a social science course. An historian with a doctorate in 19th-century history, she has worked for over a decade as a journalist and writer with a special interest in social history and the environment. She was editor-in-chief of Chronicle of Canada, the bestselling illustrated history of Canada and the author of Haiti: The Duvaliers and their Legacy. She is a book reviewer for The Globe and Mail and The Gazette (Montreal). She has written for Harrowsmith, The Next City and Equinox and in 1992 won a National Magazine Award for environmental writing. A History of Celibacy is her most...

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A History of Mistresses A History of Mistresses
She has been known as the "kept woman," the "fancy woman," and the "other...
A History of Mistresses A History of Mistresses
She has been known as the "kept woman," the "fancy woman," and the "other...
A History of Celibacy A History of Celibacy
From the divine to the double standard, from Vestal Virgins to the new...