Elizabeth Abbott (born 1942) is a Canadian writer, historian and

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activist. She is the former

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for St. Hilda's College at the

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and is currently a senior research associate at

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, University of Toronto. Abbott has written numerous books, and has contributed to many publications, including ''

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''. Abbott ran to represent the riding of

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in the

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at the

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and

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s as a member of the

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Bibliography

* ''Tropical Obsession: A Universal Tragedy in Four Acts Set in Haiti'', 1986 * ''Haiti: The Duvaliers and their Legacy'', 1988
''A History of Celibacy''
1999 * ''A History of Mistresses'', 2003 * ''Sugar: A Bittersweet History'', 2008 * '' A History of Marriage'', 2010 * ''Haiti: A Shattered Nation'', 2011

A History of Mistresses

Elizabeth Abbott's 2003 book examines the large, and often underground history of

mistresses Mistress is the feminine form of the English word "master" (''master'' + ''-ess'') and may refer to: Romance and relationships * Mistress (lover), a term for a woman who is in a sexual and romantic relationship with a man who is married to a d ...

. Ranging from Roman Europe to Twentieth Century America, Abbott explores the lives of the ' scarlet women' and the implications of their extramarital relationships.

A History of Marriage

Elizabeth Abbot's third book in her trilogy on the history of relationships examines various rituals of courting, nuptials, marriage, sex, child-raising and divorce. The book was a finalist for the 2010 Governor General's Literary Award in the category of English non-fiction.

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reprinted ''A History of Marriage'' in paperback in August 2015.

Haiti: A Shattered Nation

This is an update of her 1988 book, Haiti: The Duvaliers and their Legacy, commissioned after the

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, for which she added a new introduction and two new chapters.

References

External links

Official website

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