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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... hermaphroditism and pseudohermaphroditism . Hermaphrodit- ism , whereby a person is genetically mixed male and female , demonstrating characteristics , albeit never completely developed , of both sexes , is a very rare phenomenon . This ...
... hermaphroditism and pseudohermaphroditism . Hermaphrodit- ism , whereby a person is genetically mixed male and female , demonstrating characteristics , albeit never completely developed , of both sexes , is a very rare phenomenon . This ...
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... hermaphrodites , like J. V. E. ( = Venette ) , Venus minsieke gasthuis ( Amsterdam , 1695 ) pp . 584–610 . Cf. Dorothy Price , ' Mammalian Conception , Sex Differentiation , and Hermaphroditism as Viewed in Historical Perspective ...
... hermaphrodites , like J. V. E. ( = Venette ) , Venus minsieke gasthuis ( Amsterdam , 1695 ) pp . 584–610 . Cf. Dorothy Price , ' Mammalian Conception , Sex Differentiation , and Hermaphroditism as Viewed in Historical Perspective ...
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... hermaphroditism , see ( pseudo- ) hermaphroditism Hessel , Phoebe , English cross - dresser , 96 Hirschfeld , Magnus , 54 homosexuality , ( female ) , 55–63 , 69-72 and law , 70 , 77-80 Huygens , Constantijn jr , 8 intersexuality , 49 ...
... hermaphroditism , see ( pseudo- ) hermaphroditism Hessel , Phoebe , English cross - dresser , 96 Hirschfeld , Magnus , 54 homosexuality , ( female ) , 55–63 , 69-72 and law , 70 , 77-80 Huygens , Constantijn jr , 8 intersexuality , 49 ...
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The Tradition of Female Transvestism in Early Modern Europe Rudolf M. Dekker,Lotte van de Pol No preview available - 1989 |
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