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Uncover Anne Lister's life and historical context through open, collaborative and accessible research.

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Though Dorothy Wordsworth & Anne Lister never mention each other, their journals often mention the same people.

🎥 Watch Abi Palmer's session from the #AnneListerSummit for more on how Dorothy’s journals help us see Anne Lister’s Halifax in new ways: youtu.be/KoWklx4GAwY
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Dorothy Wordsworth was a diarist, travel writer, and the first woman to record climbing Scafell Pike in 1818.

Sound familiar? Watch the full talk to explore her connections with #AnneLister, whose paths, friends, and ambitions overlapped in unexpected ways youtu.be/KoWklx4GAwY
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Rachel Terry explores how 19th-century magazines became the gold standard for style (even if #AnneLister thought them, ""a very stupid thing indeed."")

Watch the full session from the #AnneListerSummit to see how print and media shaped the fashions of her time: youtu.be/ZmBGx5cBCYQ
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
#AnneLister was always writing about her merinos...

Fashion historian Gemma Esvelt unpacks the layers (literally) of Lister’s wardrobe in this session from the #AnneListerSummit. Watch the full recording to learn more about those iconic 1830s silhouettes! youtu.be/XaG-wvM_Sz8
October 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM