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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 1h

Before #AnneLister chronicled her exploits, her father Jeremy wrote about some misadventures of his own. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 1d

Compare Halifax through the eyes of two remarkable diarists — Anne Lister and Dorothy Wordsworth. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 2d

Rachel Terry reveals how Halifax’s textile innovations shaped the fashion #AnneLister saw and wore. www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 3d

Explore the layers behind the iconic 1830s silhouette with fashion historian Gemma Esvelt. Sleeves, skirts, and all! www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 6d

Before #AnneLister penned *her* journals, her father documented a few misadventures of his own...

Meet Ensign Jeremy Lister: soldier, survivor, and subject of this dive into #America250

🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 1:20pm ET/6:20pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 8d

Anne Lister didn't think much of this tower at Chatsworth, Derbyshire - it "put us in mind of warehousing" when she visited with Ann Walker in 1835 (it had been erected since her visit there with Mrs Lawton in 1825).
Read about Anne's visits to Chatsworth here: www.chatsworth.org/news-media/n...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 8d

A talk on Victorian Mourning at Bankfield Museum, Halifax. #deathstudies #research #c19th #victorian

More info here:

Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery (KAVS) @listerlanecem.bsky.social · 8d

Tickets are now available for Victorian Mourning at BANKFIELD MUSEUM • HALIFAX, Halifax on Saturday 8th November 2025 at 1:30PM www.ticketsource.co.uk/calderdale-m...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 8d

Two women. Two journals. One Halifax.

Abi Palmer explores what Dorothy Wordsworth’s newly published Halifax diaries reveal about Anne Lister’s hometown — and how both women shaped our view of it.

🗓️ Sat, Oct 18 | 12:10pm ET/5:10pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 13d

How did the mill wheels of Halifax spin fashion forward? Rachel Terry explores how 1830s tech from weaving to fashion plates helped shape style in #AnneLister’s world.

🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 10:40am ET/3:40pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 15d

Discover what it took to get dressed in #AnneLister’s time, layers, silhouettes, and all, in this show & tell session with fashion historian Gemma Esvelt.

🗓️ Sat. 18 Oct | 9:30am ET / 2:30pm BST
🎟️ Free: www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 16d

#AnneLister died #OTD in 1840 during her trip in Georgia with #AnnWalker. She was 49 years old.

Revisit the start of this adventure and learn more about the events that prompted their departure in 1839 here:
www.packedwithpotential.org/stories-arti...

#travel #c19th #GentlemanJack

Image description: the yellow Lister chaise and a separate carriage seen in the barn at Shibden Hall. Photo by Tim Green. Licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 2.0 - Attribution 2.0 Generic Deed) via Wikimedia Commons.

The text on the graphic reads: Article - Anne's Rush to Leave in 1839 by Marlene Oliveira and Lívia Labate

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Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 17d

Anne Lister died on this day, 22nd September, in 1840. Today, 185 years later, we are carrying out repairs on the church where her partner, Ann Walker, is buried.

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📷 The cupola of Old St Matthew's, Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire (before repairs)

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Lynn @lynnshls.bsky.social · 22d

If you like #AnneLister and/or all things Regency, and live anywhere near Buxton, note this: buxtoncrescentexperience.com/tour/anne-li...

I went on it last year, and it was brilliant!

@packedwith.bsky.social @discoverbuxton.bsky.social

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 23d

Whether you're a first-time attendee or a returning friend, all are welcome! The Summit is virtual and free to attend. View the schedule and learn more: www.annelisterresearchsummit.org/2025/schedul...

Anne Lister Research Summit - Schedule

IMPORTANT NOTES These event schedules detail the programs across all of our 2025 Summit events (Winter, Summer, and Autumn). Some sessions may have additional resources available to review prior to…

www.annelisterresearchsummit.org

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 23d

🎟️ Registration for the #AnneListerSummit (Autumn Edition) is now OPEN!

Explore 1830s fashion, Halifax history, and find out how #AnneLister is connected to #America250... www.eventbrite.com/e/anne-liste...

Anne Lister Research Summit - Autumn 2025

An online conference for Anne Lister enthusiasts.

www.eventbrite.com

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 26d

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Connect with PwP on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky, and Twitter. or subscribe to our YouTube channel for presentations from the Anne Lister Research Summit and more!

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 26d

Are you studying #AnneLister or looking for new perspectives?

Check out our #research references page and find more books, journal articles, thesis, and other academic resources!

www.packedwithpotential.org/resources/an...

#academia #oneplace #c19th #victorian

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · 28d

Looking for your next #AnneLister read? Well, then check out our #Book Concierge and check out the list of all books ever written about Anne. 🎉
www.packedwithpotential.org/resources/bo...
#books #research #oneplace #c19th

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · Sep 3

In 1830, #AnneLister toured France with Lady Stuart de Rothesay & her daughters.

You can now explore this trip in Julie Gonnet's (@annelisterinparis.bsky.social) new map!
www.packedwithpotential.org/travel-maps#...

#travel #c19th #heritage

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · Aug 27

The sign up link for our roundtable 'Lesbian Histories and the Long View', ft. @elizabethlovatt.bsky.social, @vickyig.bsky.social, @norenashopland.bsky.social, @sazwingrove.bsky.social, and Prof Lisa Weston, is now LIVE. Please visit our website to register: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · Aug 29

Are you a scholar interested in the #c19th Chatterton Massacre?

Check out this #CFP! #research #history #heritage

Dr Sarah Wingrove @sazwingrove.bsky.social · Aug 29

#CFP for the Spring 2026 special issue of NCGS! Corresponding with the bicentenary of the Chatterton Massacre, this issue aims to examine connections between gender & martyrdom & how the lives & afterlives of women who engaged in industrial & political mobilisation in the 19thC have been recorded.

Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · Aug 28

If you're interested in #AnneLister's and #AnnWalker's coats of arms or just into #heraldry, check out this updated article by Lynn Shouls!

#research #c19thc #oneplace

www.packedwithpotential.org/stories-arti...

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Packed with Potential @packedwith.bsky.social · Aug 26

195 years ago, #AnneLister climbed Mt Perdu just to “try the effect of the air at so great an elevation”. This would be her highest #summit, surpassing even her ascent of Vignemale!

Discover or revisit this adventure here:
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#oneplace #c19th #research #heritage #localhistory

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Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · Aug 21

We are thrilled to share the programme for our upcoming seminar series. Please continue to check our socials and our website over the coming weeks as the links to register for each of the seminars are published. We look forward to seeing you all there!

A document entitled 'The Women's History Network Autumn Seminar Series' detailing the five seminars which will comprise our upcoming series. The seminars are as follows: A Special Roundtable on 'Lesbian Histories and the Long View' at 4pm BST on 10 September 2025, a paper entitled 'Overlooked Occupiers: Women, Family, and the Home in Occupied Germany and Japan' by Christine De Matos at 10am BST on 24 September 2025, a paper entitled 'Perfection: 400 Years of Women's Quest for Beauty' by Margarette Lincoln at 4pm BST on 1 October 2025, a paper (title TBC) by Merry Wiesner-Hanks at 4pm BST on 15 October 2025, and a special roundtable entitled 'New Approaches to Writing Women's Histories' at 4pm GMT on 5 November 2025.

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Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery (KAVS) @listerlanecem.bsky.social · Aug 22

Come and join us on a guided tour of Lister Lane Cemetery during our Open Day on Sunday 21st September 2025.

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