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Born into war and orphaned at birth, Elizabeth Posthuma Gwillim Simcoe lived through some of the most dramatic upheavals of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. From the genteel world of the English landed gentry to rugged colonial Canada, she bore witness to political, industrial, and personal revolutions. Mrs. Simcoe: A Life in the Age of Revolution traces the impressive journey of a woman whose private life intersected with public change. As wife to John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, Elizabeth documented colonial life in words and watercolours, offering an intimate lens on empire, gender, and cultural change.
About the Author
Kerry 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 communities, and the intersections of culture, place, and identity.