ELIZABETH MUIR
Writer, Researcher, Editor, Speaker
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Liz Muir’s first published story was in Child Life when
she was 10. It was about the marsh hens that lived in the marsh in front of their Ottawa Valley farm home. The magazine sent her $1. Since then, she has published non-fiction stories in magazines in Canada, the United States, Australia and Great Britain. And recently, she has written non-fiction books for adults. But her goal is to write children’s books and her first three picture books have recently been published – Air-Crazy, Fascinating Stories of Canadian Women in the Air, Libres Comme L'air and Air-Crazy Too.
When she’s not writing, she’s an active volunteer with the Royal Ontario Museum, having headed the 600-strong volunteer contingent at the ROM and the international travel program there, ROMtravel. She likes gardening – her backyard was featured one year on Toronto’s “Secret Gardens” tours. Liz sails in summer and in the winter reads mystery stories and historical fiction and writes her own stories. And she gives thanks for her two adult children who often dig her out of trouble in computer land.
Just published!
An Unrecognized Contribution: Women and Their Work in Nineteenth Century Toronto
October 2022 by Dundurn Press. It tells the story of women’s work in the 19th century in the settlement days of early Toronto.
“A treasure trove of incredible lives lived. Muir introduces us to an endless cast of women whose lives were marked by incredible bravery, innovation, and achievement against all odds.” — RICK MERCER
Celebrating women’s contributions to early Toronto.
Women in nineteenth-century Toronto were integral to the life of the growing city. They contributed to the city’s commerce and were owners of stores, factories, brickworks, market gardens, hotels, and taverns; as musicians, painters, and writers, they were a large part of the city’s cultural life; and as nurses, doctors, religious workers, and activists they strengthened the city’s safety net for those who were most in need.
Their stories are told in this wide-ranging collection of biographies, the result of Muir’s search of early street directories, the first city histories, personal diaries, and other documents, highlighting scores of women and the work they undertook during a period of great change for the city.
UPCOMING EVENTS
TUES FEB 14
An Unrecognized Contribution,
Women and their work in 19th century Toronto
Presentation Literary Lunch
Arts and Letters Club
1-2 pm
14 Elm St, TORONTO
SAT FEB 18
An Unrecognized Contribution,
Women and their work in 19th century Toronto
Power Point Presentation
ROM Walks
10am
Royal Ontario Museum - TK Boardroom (2nd floor)
100 Queen’s Park, TORONTO
TUES FEB 21
An Unrecognized Contribution,
Women and their work in 19th century Toronto
Power Point Presentation
Retired Teachers of Scarborough
Tam Heather Curling Club
730 Military Trail, SCARBOROUGH
WED MARCH 8
An Unrecognized Contribution,
Women and their work in 19th century Toronto
International Women's Day
Power Point Presentation
Delmanor Northtown
2:30pm
5351 Yonge Street, NORTH YORK
416-225-9146
WED MARCH 29
An Unrecognized Contribution,
Women and their work in 19th century Toronto
Power Point Presentation
North Toronto Historical Society
Northern District Library
7pm
416-482-6562
Check out the photos from Liz's most recent book launch at Snap’D
A Women's History of the Christian Church is on this list!
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Click above image to read Elizabeth's blog article about her new book