Sharon Wright “Brontë Mother’s Day – The Woman Who Put ‘Birth’ into ‘Birthplace”

 After her recent talk at the NPG on her latest book, The Brontës in Brick and Mortar (cowritten with Ann Dinsdale, now Sharon Wright gives a talk at the Brontë Birthplace about her previous book, The Mother of the Brontës:

Monthly Talk: Sharon Wright “Brontë Mother’s Day – The Woman Who Put ‘Birth’ into ‘Birthplace”

Speaker: Sharon Wright

Date: Tuesday,10 March, 2026 in-person at 18.30

Maria Branwell Brontë, who gave birth to Charlotte, Emily, Branwell and Anne Brontë, was an educated, well-heeled Cornishwoman who married a penniless curate for love. She moved to Thornton with two little children – and left with six. Hear how this often-overlooked Georgian gentlewoman was the very heart of the Brontë Birthplace in Thornton from Sharon Wright, author of Mother of the Brontës: The Life of Maria Branwell. Sharon reveals how her research throws light on the remarkable woman who put the ‘Birth’ into ‘Birthplace’. This talk will be followed by a book signing.