She has just finished Shaking the Lion’s Paw: The Trials of Nelson Hackett, a (mostly true) novel about the escaped slave who fled to Canada only to be legally surrendered back to slavery in Arkansas in an egregious miscarriage of justice.Ībbott is currently the Animal Protection Party of Canada’s candidate for Toronto-Danforth in the Oct. She was also the editor-in-chief of Chronicle of Canada, the illustrated history. She is the author of several books including the best-selling relationship trilogy A History of Celibacy, A History of Mistresses and A History of Marriage, and Sugar: A Bittersweet History, Haiti: A Shattered Nation, and most recently, Dogs and Underdogs: Finding Happiness at Both Ends of the Leash. She has a doctorate from McGill University in 19th century history and is a Senior Research Associate at Trinity College, University of Toronto where from 1991 to 2004 she was Dean of Women. Spying on Leonardo: The Coerced, Cautious and Zigzaggy Stages Of Leonardo da Vinci’s CelibacyĮlizabeth Abbott is a writer and historian with a special interest in the treatment and lives of animals, the environment, and social justice and women’s issues. A Lecture by Elizabeth Abbott on Leonardo’s Celibacy Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |