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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... relationship between transvestism and crime was evidently more than a distortion caused by our sources . A male disguise was not only a practical part of the repertoire of the female criminal ; a more general relationship between cross ...
... relationship between transvestism and crime was evidently more than a distortion caused by our sources . A male disguise was not only a practical part of the repertoire of the female criminal ; a more general relationship between cross ...
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... relationships between men were far better conceivable than between women . Still , among male homosexuals in the ... relationship became gradually more conceivable . But it was still impossible to see 70 The Tradition of Female ...
... relationships between men were far better conceivable than between women . Still , among male homosexuals in the ... relationship became gradually more conceivable . But it was still impossible to see 70 The Tradition of Female ...
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... relationships between women , even when these were coupled with physical caresses , were rarely viewed as serious throughout ... relationship as a sole offence has been found to have been tried by a court until the very end of our period ...
... relationships between women , even when these were coupled with physical caresses , were rarely viewed as serious throughout ... relationship as a sole offence has been found to have been tried by a court until the very end of our period ...
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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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