Being a Brontë Governess

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The Governess

Jean-Simeon Chardin,1739.

Thursday Talks

Both Charlotte and Anne Brontë trod the familiar path of the respectable but poor unmarried woman of their time and worked as a governess; earning a pittance in other peoples houses, teaching other peoples’ daughters. Both drew on their experiences to create a novel, but there the similarity ends. This talk explores the plight of the governess in the mid – 19th century and how differently the novels Jane Eyre and  Agnes Grey respond to it.

Our Thursday Talks are delivered by our lovely in-house Parsonage staff. This year we will be delivering them in person at the Parsonage, and online for anyone who can't make it to the museum. Details on how to join below.
This Thursday Talk will take place at 2pm on Thursday 24th March.

Tickets are free with admission to the museum, and will take place in the Old School Room.
This event is first come first serve, please sign up at the welcome desk on arrival on the day.


Can't make it in person? No problem! We will be running an online version of the Thursday Talk at 7:30pm, the very same day.

Tickets for the evening event cost £3 the event will start at 7.30pm UK time (GMT). This event will take place via zoom.  It is a live event and will not be recorded.
Full details of how to join the event will be sent once you have booked your place. 

Please do not book a £3 ticket if you are planning on attending in person, at 2pm. The online ticket is for a Zoom event, at 7:30pm.
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