![]() ![]() ![]() In her book Female Fortune, Jill explores Anne Lister’s world from her 1833-36 diaries and analyses the role of gender in Anne’s activities in what were, are the time, almost exclusively male domains. ![]() Anne was an heiress, scholar, traveller and estate owner who after inheriting Shibden Hall seduced a neighbouring heiress, consolidated their estates and developed coal deposits there. Set in 1832 West Yorkshire, the BBC series is inspired by the true story of Anne Lister, an LGBTQ+ trailblazer who attempts to revitalise her inherited home, Shibden Hall. Dr Jill Liddington’s book Female Fortune has inspired the creation of BBC One series Gentleman Jack.ĭr Liddington is an Honorary Research Fellow within the School whose expertise lies in women’s history, particularly in the interplay between gender and class in nineteenth and twentieth century Britain. ![]()
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