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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... young man might . 18 Maria van Antwerpen may have alluded to such a design in her autobiography . Soldiers used to sleep two or more to a bed . Maria writes that she feared the physical contact with various young sleeping companions ...
... young man might . 18 Maria van Antwerpen may have alluded to such a design in her autobiography . Soldiers used to sleep two or more to a bed . Maria writes that she feared the physical contact with various young sleeping companions ...
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... young friend ' David Jans ' was in reality a girl . One day , while at sea , Gijsbert forced the truth out of her and threatened to make this known . ' David ' offered Gijsbert fifteen guilders as payment for his silence . Gijsbert ...
... young friend ' David Jans ' was in reality a girl . One day , while at sea , Gijsbert forced the truth out of her and threatened to make this known . ' David ' offered Gijsbert fifteen guilders as payment for his silence . Gijsbert ...
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... young . Then she returned to her old profession , but as a man this time , and she immediately earned considerably more than she had as a girl , even achieving the position of foreman in a rather short time . In the seventeenth and ...
... young . Then she returned to her old profession , but as a man this time , and she immediately earned considerably more than she had as a girl , even achieving the position of foreman in a rather short time . In the seventeenth and ...
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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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