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Yorkshire Tales of Jack the Lass:
How Anne Lister’s coded diary revealed much more than business dealings
Adventures in Print
Two weeks ago I was very fortunate to visit Yorkshire with my printer partner and go to a ‘Wayzgoose’. A long definition of that word is here: Wayzgoose but a short answer is that a wayzgoose is a meeting/fair of printers showing, selling and discussing/demonstrating printing methods. It’s very popular in the US and there are Wayzgooses held in the UK as well, often at established printing places like the amazing St Bride’s in London. The one we attended was held in Shipley.
This was my second trip to Yorkshire, the first being a work trip to York in the early 2000s, and I was so happy to see another part of this wonderful county. Everyone we met was very friendly and helpful! The other place we wanted to visit was Shibden Hall in Halifax. This was the home of Anne Lister. Lister was famous locally as a landowner and resident of a fine house. But she is now better known for her ‘secret’ life as a lesbian. I use the word ‘secret’ because living with another woman as your wife was not seen as acceptable in her lifetime. Instead, her partner, Ann Walker, was viewed as her ‘companion’.
