Anne Lister - Wikipedia
WEBAnne Lister (3 April 1791 – 22 September 1840) was an English diarist, famous for revelations for which she was dubbed "the first modern lesbian ". Lister was from a minor landowning family at Shibden in Calderdale, West Riding of Yorkshire.
The Life and Loves of Anne Lister - BBC News
WEBBorn in 1791, Anne was an “unmanageable tomboy” whose exasperated mother sent her off to boarding school aged seven. Teachers feared she would influence the other girls with her rebellious...
Anne Lister: The secret diaries of 'Gentlemen Jack' - Sky HISTORY
WEBAnne Lister was a vibrant, unique character who challenged the gender expectations of women in the 1800s. The Halifax-born land-owning traveller and diarist possessed an uncompromising and irrepressible spirit about how she led her life and who she loved while living in a man’s world.
The True Story Behind Gentleman Jack: 10 Facts About Anne Lister
WEBApr 25, 2019 · Anne Lister was one of the 19th century's most intriguing characters: she was a businesswoman, a mountaineer, a world traveler, and a science enthusiast. But it’s her love life that she’s...
Anne Lister's Story - Northwestern University
WEBBorn in 1791 in Halifax, Anne Lister twice briefly attended boarding schools before moving, in 1815, to live with her aunt and uncle at Shibden Hall, a West Yorkshire manor house dating from about 1420. She set herself an ambitious program of reading and learning and soon began to manage and to renovate the estate, inheriting her uncle’s ...
Anne Lister and Shibden Hall - Historic England
WEBAnne Lister (1791-1840) is sometimes described as ‘the first modern lesbian’. A successful woman entrepreneur and landowner, she kept an extensive diary, partly in code, running to four million words.
The 19th-Century Lesbian Landowner Who Set Out to Find a Wife
WEBApr 19, 2019 · On February 10, 1835, two women from West Yorkshire, England, tucked into a plum pudding to celebrate the first anniversary of their secret marriage. Around one year earlier, Anne Lister...
History - Anne Lister
WEBTHE HISTORY OF ANNE LISTER. Nestled in the heart of West Yorkshire, the quaint town of Halifax, United Kingdom, has a history as rich and complex as any major city. And while the town is known for its woollen industry and stunning Victorian architecture, there's one historical figure whose story resonates far beyond the town's borders – Anne ...
The Real Gentleman Jack | Anne Lister's Secret Life - HistoryExtra
WEBApr 8, 2022 · Why was Anne Lister known as Gentleman Jack? It wasn’t only in her choice of lovers that Anne challenged the conventions of her time, but in her expression of gender too. She rejected the usual path laid out for women of her background, and was unafraid to send out strong signals of her difference.
Anne Lister: Halifax home of 'Gentleman Jack' celebrates 600 years - BBC
WEBJan 8, 2022 · Anne Lister was a prolific diarist who lived at Shibden Hall between 1791 and 1840. Ms Lister's diaries were written partly in code to hide her actions, which were not...