@lauralostintime
I’m a writer, actress, and first person historical interpreter who loves to share stories — true and imagined! My research, writing and solo performances are focused on women in the United States and Great Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
The #CostumeCouture: 60 Years of #CosProp exhibit at the #FashionTextileMusem was delicious! I’m so happy I made it to London to see it before it ended.
Pictured here:
1. “A Room with a View (1985)
2. “Victoria” (2016-2019)
3. “Sense and Sensibility” (1995)
4. “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein” (1994)
An eloquent piece from the ever-insightful Megan Marshall:
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/22/o...
#skystorians
"The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;—
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon..."
- #TheWorldIsTooMuchWithUs by #WilliamWordsworth
Part of a series of negatives, some half plate glass negatives, some large format film negatives labelled ‘Time and motion studies’ which feature women with wires attached to their hands and arms which record the movements made. These two images are black and white half plate glass negatives ordered from the Kodak Research Laboratory, Harrow by WH Smith on 20th October 1959. British Library, Kodak A3038/20(1-2)
Colour print of a woman in a lab coat and goggles using glass laboratory apparatus. Photograph part of a series used for Kodak's internal newsletters. February 1975. British Library, Kodak A3146/27(8)
It's International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Here are a few highlights from Kodak Research Laboratories in Harrow, documenting innovations led by women in as early as 1891.
#KodakHistory #Harrow #WomenInSTEM #Innovation #PhotographyHistory #HiddenHistories
Stepping into the Eye of York for Colour & Light was like stepping into a fairy ring and suddenly being able to see all the ghosts of York’s past!
The magical projections on #Clifford’sTower and #YorkCastleMuseum were inspired by #York legends, from the Filey Brigg #Dragon to #GuyFawkes.
I spent a charming afternoon with the delightful #mice at #FairfaxHouse in #York. Next time you visit this fascinating Georgian house #museum, be sure to look out for them. The mice are hiding in plain sight and getting up to all sorts of mischief in their elegant #18thcentury ensembles.
I’m back in Haworth this weekend at the #BrontëParsonageMuseum to see the new exhibits “The Colonial #Brontës” and “Haunt me then…and now: Wuthering Heights on the Big Screen,” and to watch a screening of my favorite Wuthering Heights adaptation (1992 with Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche).
The National Gallery of Art Acquires 17th-Century Masterpiece by Baroque Painter Artemisia Gentileschi
by Christian Thorsberg for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...
After the delightful decadence of last night’s #BrightonRegencyFestival Grand Ball at The Royal Pavilion, I spent today enjoying being by the #sea and recuperating with a stroll along the #BrightonPalacePier. There really is something restorative about listening to the sound of the #waves…
Thanks to #BrightonMuseums, and Zack Pinsent for a magical weekend of #Timetravel: drinking champagne at #PrestonManor, promenading in the Gardens and dancing at the Ball in the #RoyalPavilion.
As Zack put it, there were many happy #ghosts as we filled these spaces with celebration.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
The Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in India, won a Grammy Award for audiobook, narration and storytelling recording on Sunday for his book, "Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama." https://to.pbs.org/3Zdfzsm
This afternoon I was back behind the counter at Leak & Thorp on #Kirkgate at #YorkCastleMuseum, working on my crazy #quilt and chatting with visitors about shopping and #fashion in the #VictorianEra.
It was a special delight to have a school group in today with lots of great questions!
Registration is open for the #performance of my one-woman play about #AbigailAdams, “Love & Politics in the #AmericanRevolution,” at #LindenPlace in Bristol, RI on July 19. I’m thrilled to share Abigail’s eloquent words and powerful story as part of their commemorations of the #semiquincentennial.
Today, St Brigid’s Day, marks three years since Ireland’s first public holiday named after a woman. It’s a chance to celebrate the vital role women play in Irish culture and history.
Discover St Brigid's story on the @dib.ie https://www.dib.ie/biography/brigit-brighid-brid-bride-bridget-a0961.
Closing date 31 January: applications are now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
Useful links and information for those looking for a way to help:
www.standwithminnesota.com
I’m so glad! Rebecca Romney’s book is fantastic, and Fanny Burney is absolutely fascinating, as are so many of the under appreciated eighteenth century women writers Romney explores. Happy Reading!
PRIDE & PREJUDICE was published #otd in 1813
Ever since it has been a comfort in dark days like those we now face.
Austen’s novels were recommended to soldiers with shell shock in WWI & Churchill wrote about the solace reading them brought him during WWII
📸 taken by me @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social
Isn’t it enchanting? Such a charming read!
The #NationalFirstLadiesLibrary has invited me to premier a 2nd part to my play “The Adventures of #LouisaCatherineAdams.”
Part I explored Louisa Catherine and #JohnQuincyAdams’ diplomatic experiences in #Europe. Part II is “Louisa Catherine Adams in America”
www.eventbrite.com/e/legacy-lec...
Very excited to learn from scholars joining us for this special NEQ gathering @mhs1791.bsky.social, please share and apply! 🗃️
What a treat to find #TheShambles so magically #quiet as I walked home from the library on this rainy #January day….
Save the Date: 14th International Walter Scott Conference in Edinburgh, 2027
Details on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6280
ID: Apprentice delivers a monologue. "Apprentice Info Session: 1/23 at 12:00 PM EST" in text. PC: Benjamin Rose Photography.
Discover the JOY of Shakespeare! 🌞
Learn more about CSC's Apprentice Training Program at our Zoom Info Sessions! RSVP by emailing apprentice@commshakes.org to receive the Zoom link or to request a recording.
Learn More ➡️ commshakes.org/apprentice
Having completed my training over the past few weeks, yesterday was my first day volunteering at #YorkCastleMuseum on Kirkgate at Leak & Thorpe Drapers Shop, chatting about #Victorian fashion!
It was a marvelous feeling to be back in a #costume, sharing my love of #history with #museum visitors.
"It is a sign of great prudence, to be willing to receive instruction; the most intelligent person, sometimes stands in need of it."
So many things I appreciate about this snippet. Among them the semi-colon! #miscellany
