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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... told the Amsterdam court that she had been given men's clothes by farmers , a story similar to that told by Maria van der Gijsse . To Grietje Claes , a chimney- sweep suggested that a man's life might be a way out of poverty , and he ...
... told the Amsterdam court that she had been given men's clothes by farmers , a story similar to that told by Maria van der Gijsse . To Grietje Claes , a chimney- sweep suggested that a man's life might be a way out of poverty , and he ...
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... told the court that at birth he was ascribed the female sex and christened Lijsbeth . When she was only fourteen , she was married , but her husband discovered that sexual intercourse with her was impossible . Thereupon her parents had ...
... told the court that at birth he was ascribed the female sex and christened Lijsbeth . When she was only fourteen , she was married , but her husband discovered that sexual intercourse with her was impossible . Thereupon her parents had ...
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... told Bertelmina ' that it was not Pieter Verburgh . . . but she who had those letters written and who was in love with her ' . She told her that she was in reality a man and eventually , as we read in the argumentation of the verdict ...
... told Bertelmina ' that it was not Pieter Verburgh . . . but she who had those letters written and who was in love with her ' . She told her that she was in reality a man and eventually , as we read in the argumentation of the verdict ...
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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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