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Sarah Anne Curzon
1833–1898
A British-born Canadian writer, editor, and early feminist, she used poems, essays, and drama to push for women’s education, property rights, and political voice. She is especially remembered for helping turn Laura Secord into a lasting Canadian heroine.
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Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812: A Drama; and Other Poems
by Sarah Anne Curzon
About the author
Born in or near Birmingham, England, around 1833, Sarah Anne Curzon was educated by tutors and at a girls’ school before emigrating to Canada with her husband in 1862. She settled in Toronto and became known as a poet, journalist, editor, and playwright.
Her writing was closely tied to public life. Through newspaper and magazine work, she argued for better education and legal rights for women, and later became active in the Canadian Women’s Suffrage Association. Modern reference works describe her as one of the early voices for women’s rights and liberal feminism in Canada.
Curzon is best known for Laura Secord: The Heroine of 1812 and for later writing The Story of Laura Secord, 1813. Those works helped popularize Secord as a national figure, while also showing Curzon’s talent for blending history, literature, and advocacy. She died in Toronto on November 6, 1898.