Calderdale Council has said that Tourism in the area in now worth £344 million annually, almost £100 million more than in 2010. Read more of the effect Anne Lister is having in and around Halifax here Plus, Bankfield Museum, where you can see some of the costumes from the TV series, is also considering extending their opening times. Do you see what the Gentleman Jack effect is having? And what about O’Hooley & Tidow could they ever have imagined when they wrote their catchy number, Gentleman Jack (released in 2012), that it would propel them into (almost) superstardom status overnight? By the way, Gentleman Jack writer, Sally Wainwright, was going to name the series Shibden Hall until she heard O’Hooley & Tidow’s song and decided to call it Gentleman Jack. Thank goodness for that (oh do you feel another song coming on??) Now, the other question is did O’Hooley & Tidow make up the name Gentleman Jack because it was a great catchy line for their song? No, unfortunately, they can’t take that accolade; instead, it was Anne’s peers that started to refer to her as Gentleman Jack. Essentially, because she was living exactly as a man did in those days. Dating women, owning land (turning that into a profitable asset), which provided her with a healthy income and living. As we know from the series, the now-famous line "I was born like this, why should I compromise myself?" says it all about our Gentleman Jack. She was not embarrassed and did not make excuses for her sexuality. While we’re on the subject of nicknames; did you know her lover, Marianna Lawton called her Fred? Women from all over the world are now truly celebrating the life and loves of Anne Lister. Not only because it’s such a beautiful story of love and devotion, but also it’s an incredible journey of a women’s sexuality in a time when it was deemed immoral, her daring sexual liaisons, the prejudice she endured throughout her life and her possible struggle with her own gender identity. There is speculation that she was transgender but because at that time there was no language/vocabulary to talk about gender in that way, it is just speculation. Also, we must not forget too that Anne was not only a clever and successful business person but she was quite an athlete and was the first woman to ascend Mount Perdu in the Pyrenees (1830) and Mount Vignemale in France (1838), travelling to many places which was frowned up for women to go to in those times.
PS Just in case you’ve missed the news, we can reveal that the BBC has commissioned a second season of Gentleman Jack References:
Diva Destinations Hosted Group Gentleman Jack Tour https://www.divadestinations.co.uk/gentleman-jack-weekend-tour.html Suranne Jones as Gentleman Jack. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1013087/ BBC Series - Gentleman Jack https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00059m9 Shibden Hall http://museums.calderdale.gov.uk/visit/shibden-hall Bankfield Museum http://museums.calderdale.gov.uk/visit/bankfield-museum O'Hooley & Tidow http://ohooleyandtidow.com/ Sally Wainwright https://rts.org.uk/article/how-sally-wainwright-brought-her-heroine-life-gentleman-jack Gentleman Jack Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YInK5yhBQE0 Helena Whitbread https://www.annelister.co.uk/about-helena-whitbread/ Helena Whitbread - de-coding the diaries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrFQcrYn6o4&feature=youtu.be Helena Whitbread, giving this fascinating talk on 28 Feb, 2019, at the unveiling of the new plaque honouring Anne Lister at Holy Trinity Church in York https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfs297sN7bc&feature=youtu.be
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Dianne Hunter
18/8/2019 07:54:01 pm
This article refers to “lesbians and women” flocking to Halifax.
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