Brontë Society appoints youngest ever chair

The Brontë Society has welcomed LUCY POWRIE as its new chair.

Aged 25, Powrie is the youngest person to lead the board of trustees at the society which was founded in 1893 and runs Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, West Yorkshire.

Author of The Paper & Hearts Society series, Powrie is also an online content creator on a popular YouTube channel. She is passionate about neurodivergent inclusion and engaging with young audiences in the arts and heritage sector.

Powerie said she was “honoured” to lead the organisation, having been a member since she was a teenager.

She said, “As the youngest chair in the Brontë Society’s history, I am aware of the significance of being similar in age to Charlotte, Emily, and Anne at the time of their groundbreaking publications, a testament to the legacy they have left.

“I look forward to working further with my fellow members of the Brontë Society board and the team at the Brontë Parsonage Museum.”

REBECCA YORKE, director at the Brontë Parsonage Museum, said: “We are all very excited to have Lucy at the helm. Since being Brontë Society Young Ambassador in 2018, she has demonstrated that she cares deeply about highlighting the contemporary relevance of the Brontës and increasing access to their work and their former home, now the Brontë Parsonage Museum.

“I know she will lead the board with insight and thoughtfulness and I am very much looking forward to working more closely with her.”