Rosemary Sexton is a Canadian author and former columnist for ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

''. She is the author of the books ''The Glitter Girls,'' ''Confessions of a Society Columnist'' and ''Home Before Dark.'' During her career at The Globe and Mail, she was known as Canada's most influential social columnist.

Early life and education

Sexton was born in 1946 in

Haileybury, Ontario Temiskaming Shores is a city in the Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It was created by the amalgamation of the town of New Liskeard, the town of Haileybury, and the township of Dymond in 2004. The city had a total population ...

, and attended Haileybury High School and

Havergal College Havergal College is an independent day and boarding school for girls from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The school was established in 1894 and named for Frances Ridley Havergal, a composer, author and humanitaria ...

. She enrolled in Modern Languages and Literature at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...

in 1965 and graduated from Laurentian University in 1968. Sexton began her career in education after attending the

Ontario College of Education The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT) is Canada's only all-graduate institute of teaching, learning and research, located in Toronto, Ontario. It is located directly above the St. George subway s ...

. After teaching high school for five years, she entered

Osgoode Hall Law School Osgoode Hall Law School, commonly shortened to Osgoode, is the law school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The law school is home to the Law Commission of Ontario, the Journal of Law and Social Policy, and the '' Osgoode Hall L ...

where she obtained an LLB in 1976, the same year she received an MA in English from

York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...

Career

Sexton was called to the

Ontario Bar The Law Society of Ontario (LSO; french: Barreau de l'Ontario) is the law society responsible for the self-regulation of lawyers and paralegals in the Canadian province of Ontario. Founded in 1797 as the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC; f ...

in 1978 and worked as a tax lawyer before becoming a censor for the Ontario Censor Board. She left the field of law and became a stay-at-home mother, where she spent about 10 years prior to starting her writing career. During that decade, she served on the board of multiple charities including Family Day Care Services, Canadian Psychiatric Awareness Committee, Toronto Pops Orchestra, Wellesley Hospital Volunteer Committee, and the Toronto Symphony Women's Committee. Sexton’s career in writing began when she became a columnist for ''The Globe and Mail'' in 1988. She was hired to succeed Zena Cherry and wrote a society column three times a week until 1993. It was in 1993 that she published the book ''The Glitter Girls'', a Canadian bestseller, and followed up with the book ''Confessions of a Society Columnist'' in 1995. ''Home Before Dark'' was published in May 2014. In addition to her work at ''The Globe and Mail'' and her published works, she was a regular contributor to the ''

National Post The ''National Post'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet newspaper available in several cities in central and western Canada. The paper is the flagship publication of Postmedia Network and is published Mondays through Saturdays, with ...

'' as well as writing for ''

Maclean's ''Maclean's'', founded in 1905, is a Canadian news magazine reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events. Its founder, publisher John Bayne Maclean, established the magazine to provide a uniquely Canadian persp ...

Magazine''.

Bibliography

* 1995, ''Confessions of a Society Columnist'', Macmillan Canada, * 1993, ''The Glitter Girls'', Macmillan, * 2014, ''Home Before Dark'', Kayak Press,

References

External links

Official website
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Early life and education

Career

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