Kate Lister
Born
Kathryn Louise Lister

(1981-10-18) 18 October 1981
Ulverston, Cumbria, England
Occupation(s)Historian, journalist, blogger
Years active2016–present

Kathryn Louise Lister (born 18 October 1981) is a British academic historian, writer, journalist and blogger, principally on women's rights and the history of sexuality and sexual behaviour.

Life and career

Born in Ulverston, Cumbria,[1][2] she studied English literature at Leeds Trinity University and the University of Leeds, writing her doctoral thesis on "Women Authors and the Early Nineteenth-Century Arthurian Revival". She is currently a senior lecturer in the Centre for Victorian Studies at Leeds Trinity University.[3]

In 2016, she set up an online blog and research forum, Whores of Yore, which by 2021 had over 360,000 followers on Twitter.[1] She has since written and published extensively on sexuality in history, and in particular the history of sex work. Her book, A Curious History of Sex, was published in 2018, and was followed by Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts: A History of Sex for Sale, in 2021.[4] As well as her blog, she writes regularly for the i newspaper, and has made appearances on British radio and television. She also supports charities for sex workers in Leeds. In 2017, she won a Sexual Freedom Award as Publicist of the Year for her blog.[3][5]

Bibliography

  • A Curious History of Sex (2018)
  • Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts (2021)

References

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