The Yorkshire diarist Anne Lister was a historic figure who inspired Sally Wainwright’s series Gentleman Jack starring Suranne Jones.
Anne Lister is one of the most notable figures in Yorkshire and is a constant draw to Calderdale due to her sexual revelations in her diaries. She has been dubbed ‘the first modern lesbian’. She was born into a minor landowning family at Shibden in Calderdale and had several lesbian love affairs from her school days and onwards.
Her financial resources also came from properties in town, shares in the canal and railway industries, mining, and stone quarries, as well as the agricultural tenancy. Anne used the income from this varied portfolio to finance her two passions, the renovation of Shibden Hall, and European travel. Anne was described as having a ‘masculine appearance’ and one of her lovers, Mariana, was originally ashamed to be seen in public with her due to the responses she would get on Anne’s appearance.
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