The Tradition of Female Transvestism in Early Modern EuropeIn 17th and 18th century Europe, especially Holland, England and Germany, so many women chose to dress and live as men, that an underground tradition of female transvestism within the popular culture can be detected. This study, based upon 119 well-documented Dutch cases of female transvestism, is the first of its kind and tells us how these women adapted to male life and why, once discovered, reactions to them were both fierce and varied. It also explores the reasons why they chose to change gender. Special attention is devoted to transvestism by one partner as the only way in which lesbian love was conceiveable in this period. |
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... autobiographies of a few of their heroines , from the vivid and moving self - portrait of Maria van Antwerpen to the account of ' Hendrik van de Berg ' , on the border between autobiography and fiction as well as between male and female ...
... autobiographies of a few of their heroines , from the vivid and moving self - portrait of Maria van Antwerpen to the account of ' Hendrik van de Berg ' , on the border between autobiography and fiction as well as between male and female ...
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... autobiography appeared , named De Bredasche Heldinne ( " The Heroine of Breda ' ) . This book was written by Franciscus Lievens Kersteman . According to the book's introduction , " The Heroine of Breda ' was based entirely upon Maria's ...
... autobiography appeared , named De Bredasche Heldinne ( " The Heroine of Breda ' ) . This book was written by Franciscus Lievens Kersteman . According to the book's introduction , " The Heroine of Breda ' was based entirely upon Maria's ...
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... autobiography she told how a Lieutenant - General fancied her and promoted her in the army , because he ' took pleasure in my free , candid nature and handsome stature . ' This detail found its way into the ballad of Maria's life : A ...
... autobiography she told how a Lieutenant - General fancied her and promoted her in the army , because he ' took pleasure in my free , candid nature and handsome stature . ' This detail found its way into the ballad of Maria's life : A ...
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