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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... husband served as chief cooper . An illustration of the desire not to be parted from a husband was an incident in 1712 on the ship Arentsduin , in which a woman stowaway was discovered while the ship was still in harbour . She wanted to ...
... husband served as chief cooper . An illustration of the desire not to be parted from a husband was an incident in 1712 on the ship Arentsduin , in which a woman stowaway was discovered while the ship was still in harbour . She wanted to ...
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... husband in the Indies . The explanation for her evident misplacement may have been the fact that in the emergency of the Dutch - English Wars she was one of those who were pressed to go from the merchant to the war fleet . Of course ...
... husband in the Indies . The explanation for her evident misplacement may have been the fact that in the emergency of the Dutch - English Wars she was one of those who were pressed to go from the merchant to the war fleet . Of course ...
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... husband and children , Maeyken success- fully convinced her beloved that she was really a man , extracted a promise of marriage from her and got her into bed . Maeyken left her husband , travelled to Zeeland , and returned to Leiden in ...
... husband and children , Maeyken success- fully convinced her beloved that she was really a man , extracted a promise of marriage from her and got her into bed . Maeyken left her husband , travelled to Zeeland , and returned to Leiden in ...
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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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