The good news is that you had plumbing and heat and a chance to know your beloved before the ceremony, unlike 737 women who traveled from France to New France (now Canada) in 1670. Just like every couple starting out, you had bumpy spots. But pity the Chinese bride, who was often raised by her in-laws to ensure that she was familiar with their “personal needs.”
Hundreds of years ago – and, indeed, until relatively recently – boy met girl in preschool.Ĭhild marriages, says Abbott, were one way to cement social relationships and to prevent scandalous out-of-wedlock pregnancies. Whether you had a quiet religious ceremony or televised nuptials, whether you wore frippery or flip-flops, your wedding probably started like nearly everyone else’s: boy meets girl, boy dates girl, boy marries girl.īut it wasn’t always a grown-up affair. So why did you do it? Was love the sole reason for the ceremony, the ring, the best man, or the wedding whoop-it-up? Find out in “A History of Marriage” by Elizabeth Abbott. And you ended that day with a celebration that friends and family are still talking about. Oh, you’ll never forget that ceremony! There you stood, promising to cherish your beloved always. It’s a beautiful ring, sparkly and just as meaningful as the ceremony at which you got it.
This 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.The diamond is firmly on your finger, third from the thumb, left hand, snuggled next to your pinky. Seven Stories Press reprinted A History of Marriage in paperback in August 2015. The book was a finalist for the 2010 Governor General's Literary Award in the category of English non-fiction. Ranging from Roman Europe to Twentieth Century America, Abbott explores the lives of the ' scarlet women' and the implications of their extramarital relationships.Įlizabeth Abbot's third book in her trilogy on the history of relationships examines various rituals of courting, nuptials, marriage, sex, child-raising and divorce.
Tropical Obsession: A Universal Tragedy in Four Acts Set in Haiti, 1986.Hilda's College at the University of Toronto and is currently a senior research associate at Trinity College, University of Toronto.Ībbott 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.Ībbott ran to represent the riding of Toronto-Danforth in the House of Commons of Canada at the 20 Canadian federal elections as a member of the Animal Protection Party of Canada. McGill University (doctorate in nineteenth-century history)Įlizabeth Abbott (born 1942) is a Canadian writer, historian and animal rights activist.
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