Most people interested in lesbian history know the basic story of Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, known as the Ladies of Llangollen. I take on their story by presenting it through extended quotations from their own writings, from accounts of people who met them, and from poetry written in their honor.
In this episode we talk about:
Some resources
Sources for the texts
This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here:
A transcript of this podcast is available here.
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
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On the Shelf for August 2023 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 265
To the Fair Muse who, Loving Me, Imagin’d More by Annemarie KD - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 264
Lesbians as a “Third Sex” - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 263
On the Shelf for July 2023 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 262
Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 7: Aristocrats and Billionaires - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 261
On the Shelf for June 2023 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 260
Interview with Jill Liddington - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 259
On the Shelf for May 2023 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 258
The Pirate in the Mirror by Catherine Lundoff - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 257
Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 7: Second Chances and Older Women - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 256
On the Shelf for April 2023 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 255
They Did the Smash (the Schoolgirl Smash) - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 254
On the Shelf for March 2023 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 253
Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 6: Friends or Enemies to Lovers - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 252
On the Shelf for February 2023 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 251
All is Silence by Heather Rose Jones - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 250
The Romance of Silence - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 249
On the Shelf for January 2023 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 248
From the Bird’s Nest by Jennifer Nestojko - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 247
Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 5: Widows - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 246
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