Mrs Barlow Takes Center Stage

Friday, June 26, 2026 - 14:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project We finally get to the section of Orr's dissertation that explores in detail Anne Lister's romance with Mrs. Barlow. Major category: LHMPTags: LHMP LHMP #564n Orr 2006 A Sojourn in Paris - Chapter Three Anne’s Sexuality; Anne and Mrs Barlow About LHMP Full citation: Orr, Dannielle. 2006. A Sojourn in Paris 1824-25: Sex and Sociability in the Manuscript Writings of Anne Lister (1791-1840). (Doctoral Dissertation, Murdoch University) Chapter Three Anne’s Sexuality; Anne and Mrs Barlow The chapter opens by reviewing Lister’s several purposes for the Paris trip. A primary one was to seek specialized medical advice and treatment for her venereal disease (More on which later). But other reasons were to improve her French, and to get away – in several senses – from some emotional upsets of a year before. Lister had a habit of shorthanding significant disturbing events with a nickname, as she had with the “treadmill business.” A…