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Online Event – International Women’s Day: Women of Words

Join our four literary houses in an evening to celebrate women writers who supported each other through female networks and creative collaboration as we mark International Women’s Day.

Step into the worlds of novelists the Brontë sisters, Harriet Martineau, Elizabeth Gaskell, Fredrika Bremer and their earlier predecessors for a vivid insight into the literary connections and networks that sustained women’s writing lives. Through letters we glimpse supportive mentorships, introductions between writers, friendly editorial advice, the sharing of new publications, and lively discussion of literary ideas.

How did these groundbreaking women support and encourage others through both the written word and practical action? And what of authors like Jane Austen whose literary network was found in the books she read, rather than in literary friendships?

Celebrate online with us to discover iconic women writers who shaped our world through collaboration and community.

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Speakers

• Dr Kim Simpson, Deputy Director at Chawton House
• Andrew Stodolny, Learning Officer at the Brontë Parsonage Museum
• Dr Diane Duffy, Chair of the Gaskell Society
• Lizzie Dunford and Sophie Reynolds, Director and Head of Collections, Interpretation and Engagement, Jane Austen’s House

A partnership event with Jane Austen’s House, Bronte Parsonage Museum, Chawton House and Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

Tickets £6

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Elizabeth Gaskell’s House is run by Manchester Historic Buildings Trust (charity no. 1080606) and all money gained through private tours, talks, room hire and ticket sales goes towards the ongoing maintenance and running costs of the House. If you would like to support the House with an additional donation you can do so via this link.