Introduction
Introduction ' They think her blue and masculine. She is called Frank Pickford' ' She is a regular oddity with, apparently, a good heart.' ' Are there more Miss Pickfords in the world than I have ever before thought of?' Well, what's not to like! And who is this woman? Miss Frances Pickford is one of the women who appears in Anne Lister's diaries and they shared a friendship in England, in the 1820s, sporadically meeting and being part of many of the same social circles as the years progressed. Anne Lister, who lived in Halifax, in Yorkshire (1791 - 1840) wrote several million words in her diaries during her lifetime and the many, many real life characters who spill out of these diaries are intriguing to follow. The above fascinating glimpses of Miss Pickford are taken from The Secre...