Can we call Anne Lister a lesbian?
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DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2022.2101985
Abstract: Abstract The introductions of scholarly works on queer desire between eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British women typically pose some version of the question “do they count as lesbians?” Historians and literary critics have responded with a… read more here.
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Adapting the queer language of Anne Lister’s diaries
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DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2022.2109647
Abstract: Abstract The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (2010) and Gentleman Jack (2019–2022) are both television dramas based on the private journals of Anne Lister (1791–1840), commonly known as “the first modern lesbian.” The reimagined… read more here.
Keywords: language anne; lister diaries; lister; queer ... See more keywords
“Following Anne Lister: Continuity and queer history before and after the late nineteenth century”
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DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2022.2117802
Abstract: Abstract This article addresses the question of whether Anne Lister can be considered a lesbian through a reassessment of how the modern period is conceptualized within the history of sexuality. Returning to the original texts… read more here.
Keywords: nineteenth century; history; sexuality; anne lister ... See more keywords
The role wills and estate planning played in Anne Lister’s life1
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DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2022.2125182
Abstract: Abstract Anne Lister became the owner of Shibden Hall in Halifax in 1826, when her Uncle, James Lister, died. Inheriting Shibden was the culmination of a campaign Anne Lister began as a young woman. Lister’s… read more here.
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Gentleman Jack and the (re)discovery of Anne Lister
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DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2022.2125186
Abstract: Abstract Anne Lister was a brilliant woman who lived between 1791 and 1840. She kept a meticulous record of her life in her dairies, portions of which were written in code. In code, she describes… read more here.
Keywords: jack discovery; gentleman jack; anne lister;