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Ann Walker (20 May 1803 – 25 February 1854) was an Englishwoman, married in Britain's first known lesbian wedding, to diarist and fellow Yorkshire landowner Anne Lister.
Apr 19, 2019 · On February 10, 1835, two women from West Yorkshire, England, tucked into a plum pudding to celebrate the first anniversary of their secret marriage. Around one year earlier, Anne Lister and Ann...
- Brigit Katz
- Anne Lister used her love of books as a compatibility test. “I love and only love the fairer sex, and thus beloved by them in turn, my heart revolts from any love but theirs,” Lister wrote in her diary in 1820.
- Traditionally “feminine” clothing just wasn’t Lister’s style. Lister's era was one full of whalebone corsets and restrictive petticoats, yet her personal style emphasized function over form.
- She ran her family's estate for more than a decade. Growing up, Lister would frequently visit Shibden Hall, the brick-and-timber mansion that was the home of her aunt and uncle, who had no children of his own.
- As an anatomy student, Lister once dissected a human head. On one of her extended trips to Paris, Lister was often seen attending scientific lectures, where she deepened her knowledge of everything from zoology to mineralogy.
Apr 23, 2019 · In Ann Walker, a 29-year-old neighbor living alone at the cavernous Crow Nest estate, Lister found a perfect mate.
- Elena Nicolaou
Apr 22, 2019 · Ann Walker, who was also a real person, was hugely important to LGBTQ history. Gentleman Jack puts a heavy emphasis on her relationship with Lister, which is remembered to this day as a milestone...
Jun 6, 2021 · A brief synopsis of where Ann Walker was living in the period from her return to Halifax after the death of Anne Lister and her own death In 1854.
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May 20, 2019 · Halifax businesswoman Anne Lister - whose incredible life story is told in new BBC period drama Gentleman Jack - found love and companionship with her lesbian partner Ann Walker, a fellow...
