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Join Jane Austen & Co. tomorrow for "Mixed Spirits and Contested Unions: Mansfield Park, Jane Eyre, and the Missionary Marriage Dilemma".
Austen and the Brontës is partially supported by a grant from @NCHumanities.
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Join us for the third digital event exploring the life and work of Mary Robinson. This month, to mark Mary Robinson’s birthday on 27 November, the exhibition’s Curator Emma Yandle explores Mary Robinson and the Royal Family
This online talk is on Wednesday 27th November 8-9pm GMT
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Normal day in the Front Office at Chawton House - Rodney and Bernard are making themselves useful... Meanwhile, there are just a few hours left to book onto our Gothic supper this Friday, or join us over the weekend for brand new Halloween kids trails: chawtonhouse.org/whats-on/go…
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The latest video for the Jane Eyre vlog is up now! Read here: janeaustensummer.org/post/ja…
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Are you writing about Frances E.W. Harper? For her 200th birthday, @DigBlk is holding a huge academic symposium as part of year of programming and commemoration. Papers will then appear in a new edited collection! Join us, Sept. 19-21, 2025!
CFP Info ➡️ bit.ly/cfp-harper-200
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🧐 Have you visited the 'Resources' section on our website? Discover incredible comics about MW's history, along with other helpful educational tools to teach the life and legacy of MW! Stay tuned for more updates!
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Congratulations to the brilliant Professor Farah Karim-Cooper on her well deserved winning of the Sam Wananaker Award @The_Globe!! What a lovely way to mark 20 years of service there!!! 👏 🏆 🏅 🍾 🥂
We are delighted to announce that Professor Farah Karim-Cooper has won the 2024 Sam Wanamaker Award ❤️
This is in recognition of her 20 years’ service to the Globe, bringing us world-class research, thought-leadership, and unparallelled dedication to Shakespeare.
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ALT Professor Farah Karim-Cooper wears a red blazer and white shirt. She wears a chunky necklace and red ring with her arms crossed. She looks off to the side.
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#Bridgeton uses fantasy to present us with an 18th century that appeals to our modern commitment to social justice.
But reading 18thC women writers like Haywood, Ingram & Lennox reveals that there were also voices expressing these values at the time:
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Enjoyed this by @history_alice on how the world of work was opening up for non-aristocratic women during the Regency.
Austen's novels include a surprising number of working women: there are housekeepers, governesses, teachers, nurses and business-owners.
thetimes.co.uk/article/bridg…
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What an incredible loss.
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Hello, Lovers of Jane! I would love your support of my new product, This Mother's Day!
A new Black Girl Loves Jane mug design is now available on Zazzle. (Thanks to @Duniath) Use promo code: LETSPARTYNOW
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All right, let's do this thing. Met Gala looks as Broadview Edition covers, a 🧵
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It's "Reading is Fun" Week, which began in 1979 to recognize the joy found in books & to kick off the start of summer reading. In which ways is reading fun to you? What fun do you find in books? What are your favorite fun times reading?
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“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
Happy Birthday to Charlotte Brontë born on this day in 1816!
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🎉 Splendid news for the #Listerverse! More details about *LANGTON* — a new #AnneLister film in development from @jenniferislost — this will be extraordinary! 💫📖🪶
Good news for Gentleman Jack fans - after the series' end, a new feature film about the life of Anne Lister, set at another Yorkshire country house, is in development
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Happy International Women’s Day! 🎩💫“Learn to have nerve to protect myself & make the best of all things… & then face danger undaunted.” #AnneLister, 1 Oct 1819.
Hat tip to #surannejones and @LookoutPointTV for this totally iconic 📸!
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Black Austen girlies...OUR TIME HAS COME
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It’s been wonderful watching with you all; reading your comments, feeling your wrath towards Lucy 😅 she was so much fun to play.
Thank you all for your support. Our beautiful movie was one for the heart ❤️🔥
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