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Early life and education. Anne Lister was the second child and eldest daughter of Captain Jeremy Lister (1753–1836) who, as a young man in 1775, served with the British 10th Regiment of Foot in the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the American War of Independence. [1]
But Anne Lister had no truck with the misogynistic conventions of 19th Century England. She was a businesswoman, entered politics and climbed mountains.
Apr 19, 2019 · Anne Lister was a wealthy, ambitious and daring woman who defied social norms and recorded her intimate relationships with women in a secret code. A new HBO series based on her diaries explores her life and legacy.
- Brigit Katz
Anne Lister’s story entered the terrain of popular media, with James Kent directing Maxine Peake in the film The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister in 2010. Then, in 2011, UNESCO named her journals a pivotal document in British history, adding them to its Memory of the World register as “a comprehensive and painfully honest account of ...
Learn about Anne Lister, a wealthy, independent landowner who dressed as a man and had passionate love affairs with women in the 19th century. Discover her diaries, coded with a secret language, and how they were decoded by Helena Whitbread, a modern researcher and advocate.
Anne Lister: ‘First modern lesbian’ and diarist. Anne 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.
Apr 25, 2019 · Anne Lister was a 19th century businesswoman, mountaineer, and diarist who had several same-sex relationships. Learn about her life, style, achievements, and controversies in this article based on her diary and HBO series.
