{"id":2307,"date":"2025-10-16T14:59:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/?p=2307"},"modified":"2026-01-19T11:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T11:30:36","slug":"fashion-in-the-lives-of-women-ann-neilsons-wedding-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/2025\/10\/16\/fashion-in-the-lives-of-women-ann-neilsons-wedding-dress\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion in the Lives of Women: Ann Neilson&#8217;s Wedding Dress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\"><strong>This project was undertaken by History students Izzy Judge, Kaitlin Wadey, Anya Tsobenko, and Samantha Eden. It was proposed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofgloucester.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Museum of Gloucester<\/a> in order to investigate the story behind a wedding dress in the Museum&#8217;s extensive costume collection. The story provides insights into the hidden lives of women in the 19th century, changes in fashion and connections to the plantation economy of the Caribbean. Their exhibition below comprises six textual-visual panels, followed by a short film which provides more detail on the Neilson family. The students presented and discussed their work at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gloucester History Festival&#8217;s<\/a> Scriptorium sessions on 17th September 2025, read about it <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/2025\/10\/08\/our-historians-at-the-gloucester-history-festival\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNTOs5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFJeXp4RzNVTU1PbXBpZ0Q5AR4BAGyOC1fX7agpOd0Yip9w9H3Eoe8NG99_bzLDtAXUSAEMdXGbTVnEEUV3Og_aem_FSd0i7ztfcxfnfqOMP6tSA\">here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/391\/2025\/10\/Fashion-panels-final_Page_2-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/391\/2025\/10\/Fashion-panels-final_Page_2-723x1024.jpg 723w, 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1808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/391\/2025\/10\/Fashion-panels-final_Page_6-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/391\/2025\/10\/Fashion-panels-final_Page_6-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/391\/2025\/10\/Fashion-panels-final_Page_6-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/391\/2025\/10\/Fashion-panels-final_Page_6-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/391\/2025\/10\/Fashion-panels-final_Page_6-1085x1536.jpg 1085w, 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class=\"wp-block-comments-title\">One response to &#8220;Fashion in the Lives of Women: Ann Neilson&#8217;s Wedding Dress&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-comment-template\"><li id=\"comment-38\" class=\"comment even thread-even depth-1\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40px\"><div class=\"wp-block-avatar\"><img alt='Jamie Neilson avatar' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ddc90e6a00bbb65f42295f30d3b0ea2bf33f322300d3dd3cf58fd6ef5ce2ab42?s=40&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ddc90e6a00bbb65f42295f30d3b0ea2bf33f322300d3dd3cf58fd6ef5ce2ab42?s=80&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-40 photo wp-block-avatar__image' height='40' width='40'  style=\"border-radius:20px;\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-comment-author-name has-small-font-size\"><a rel=\"external nofollow ugc noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/jamieneilson.substack.com\/p\/robert-neilson-1781-1867\" target=\"_self\">Jamie Neilson<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-comment-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-31T23:01:48+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/2025\/10\/16\/fashion-in-the-lives-of-women-ann-neilsons-wedding-dress\/#comment-38\">31 January 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comment-content\"><p>I&#8217;d like to complement Izzy, Anya, Kaitlin, and Samantha on this excellent research.  I learned much that was of interest about the presumed details of Anne Neilson Goodall&#8217;s life in County Wexford.<\/p>\n<p>The detail about Anne Neilson&#8217;s bridal gown is fascinating, and you&#8217;ve provided a useful lens for thinking about important questions connected to the legacy of slavery. The unanswered questions that you frame up in that last slide are spot on!<\/p>\n<p>Robert Neilson and his daughter are emblematic of an Atlantic world that was both expansive and ruthless, refined and savage. Thank you for the detail you&#8217;ve surfaced about Anne Neilson Goodall&#8217;s life in Ireland, and for your contribution to our collective understanding of the ways enslavement and exploitation shaped our past and continue to affect our present.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-comment-reply-link has-small-font-size\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/2025\/10\/16\/fashion-in-the-lives-of-women-ann-neilsons-wedding-dress\/?replytocom=38#respond\" data-commentid=\"38\" data-postid=\"2307\" data-belowelement=\"comment-38\" data-respondelement=\"respond\" data-replyto=\"Reply to Jamie Neilson\" aria-label=\"Reply to Jamie Neilson\">Reply<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n\t<div id=\"respond\" class=\"comment-respond wp-block-post-comments-form\">\n\t\t<h2 id=\"reply-title\" class=\"comment-reply-title\">Leave a Reply<span class=\"ct-cancel-reply\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" id=\"cancel-comment-reply-link\" href=\"\/cc4hh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307#respond\" style=\"display:none;\">Cancel Reply<\/a><\/span><\/h2><form action=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/wp-comments-post.php\" method=\"post\" id=\"commentform\" class=\"comment-form has-website-field has-labels-outside\"><p class=\"comment-notes\"><span id=\"email-notes\">Your email address will not be published.<\/span> <span class=\"required-field-message\">Required fields are marked <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/span><\/p><p class=\"comment-form-field-input-author\">\n\t\t\t<label for=\"author\">Name <b class=\"required\">&nbsp;*<\/b><\/label>\n\t\t\t<input id=\"author\" name=\"author\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" required='required'>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-field-input-email\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"email\">Email <b class=\"required\">&nbsp;*<\/b><\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input id=\"email\" name=\"email\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" size=\"30\" required='required'>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-field-input-url\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"url\">Website<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" size=\"30\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"comment-form-field-textarea\">\n\t\t\t<label for=\"comment\">Add Comment<b class=\"required\">&nbsp;*<\/b><\/label>\n\t\t\t<textarea id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" required=\"required\"><\/textarea>\n\t\t<\/p><p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\"><label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p><p class=\"form-submit\"><button type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\" id=\"submit\" class=\"submit\" value=\"Post Comment\">Post Comment<\/button> <input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='2307' id='comment_post_ID' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' \/>\n<\/p><\/form>\t<\/div><!-- #respond -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This project was undertaken by History students Izzy Judge, Kaitlin Wadey, Anya Tsobenko, and Samantha Eden. 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