# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Jane Austen Among Women Writers: A talk by Dr Gillian Dow
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: A talk by an Associate Professor at the University of Southampton

A lively look at the women writers who inspired, amused, or annoyed Jane Austen during an era when women novelists were outselling men.
The entire Austen family, as Jane described them in a letter of 1799 were “great Novel Readers, & not ashamed of being so”. In the period 1800-1817, when Jane Austen herself started publishing her own novels, women novelists were outselling men – and in some cases, earning more than them!

In this talk, Gillian Dow will introduce you to some of the women writers of Austen’s period who “diverted her exceedingly”, and others who most certainly did not.

Dr Gillian Dow is an Associate Professor in the English Department at the University of Southampton and was Executive Director of Chawton House from 2014-2019. She has published widely on Jane Austen and her contemporaries and has a special interest in pan-European women writers and translation.

Join in-person, or virtually via live stream.
Ticket prices:
£15 in-person
£8 Live streamed
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/winchester/jane-austen-among-women-writers-a-talk-by-dr-gillian-dow/200029542738622
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit, virtual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Winchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Winchester Cathedral, SO23 9LS Winchester, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 51.05915
- **long**: -1.31406
- **full address**: Winchester Cathedral, SO23 9LS Winchester, United Kingdom, 1 St Swithun Street, Winchester, SO23 9, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Jane Austen Among Women Writers: A talk by Dr Gillian Dow being held?
  - **A:** Jane Austen Among Women Writers: A talk by Dr Gillian Dow takes place on Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Winchester Cathedral, SO23 9LS Winchester, United Kingdom, 1 St Swithun Street, Winchester, SO23 9, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Jane Austen Among Women Writers: A talk by Dr Gillian Dow?
  - **A:** Jane Austen Among Women Writers: A talk by Dr Gillian Dow is organized by Winchester Cathedral.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Jane Austen Among Women Writers: A talk by Dr Gillian Dow is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Winchester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Jane Austen Among Women Writers: A talk by Dr Gillian Dow sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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