Kerry M AbelKerry M. Abel is an award-winning professor of history, retired from Carleton University, whose work has shaped the field of Canadian history. Her acclaimed books-including Drum Songs and Changing Places-have explored Indigenous history, settler commnities, and the intersections of culture, place, and identity. A former member of the Canadian Historical Association and the Champlain Society, Abel received multiple national honours for her writing, including the Clio Prize, the J.J. Talman Award, and the Floyd S. Chalmers Award for best book on Ontario history. She lives in Ottawa.
In Mrs. Simcoe: A Life in the Age of Revolution, Abel brings together key themes of gender, empire, religion, and social change, to offer a fresh, inclusive portrait of an underappreciated historical figure. Read More Read Less