Elizabeth Abbott

Elizabeth Louise Abbott (born 1946) is a Canadian writer, historian and animal rights activist. She is the former dean of women for St. Hilda's College at the University of Toronto and is currently a senior research associate at Trinity College, University of Toronto.

Abbott has written numerous books, and has contributed to many publications, including The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Ottawa Citizen, The Gazette (Montreal), Quill & Quire, Huffington Post and London Free Press.

Abbott ran to represent the riding of Toronto—Danforth in the House of Commons of Canada at the 2015 and 2019 Canadian federal elections as a member of the Animal Protection Party of Canada.

Personal life and education Abbott was born in 1946 in Ottawa, Ontario to William Richard and Margaret Langley Abbott.

Seven Stories Press reprinted A History of Marriage in paperback in August 2015.

Haiti: A Shattered Nation Haiti: A Shattered Nation is an update of her 1988 book, Haiti: The Duvaliers and their Legacy, commissioned after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, for which she added a new introduction and two new chapters.

Publications 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