![]() ![]() It also prompted epic transformations among its fans, documented in Janet Lea's engaging collection of dozens of first-person narratives about what she calls "the Gentleman Jack effect." ![]() HBO/BBC’s ground-breaking 2019 television series electrified women worldwide and vaulted Anne Lister, aka Gentleman Jack, to lesbian icon status. Now, the true story of how these two daring souls rose above 19th century social conventions is an inspiration to others yearning to be their most authentic selves. So was Ann Walker, the wealthy heiress who married her-in 1834. Until the period drama Gentleman Jack first aired in 2019, English landowner, world traveler, prolific diarist, and unapologetic lesbian Anne Lister was a well-kept secret. ![]()
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