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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... discovery in 1743 . The book , however , granted her a happy end , and depicted her alive and married to a rich gentleman . ( Universiteitsbibliotheek Amsterdam ) . 6. Title - page from the Dutch translation of L'Héroine Mousquetaire by ...
... discovery in 1743 . The book , however , granted her a happy end , and depicted her alive and married to a rich gentleman . ( Universiteitsbibliotheek Amsterdam ) . 6. Title - page from the Dutch translation of L'Héroine Mousquetaire by ...
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... discovery was greatest . Privacy was at a minimum on ships and one lived for extended periods of time with the same group of about 150 to 400 men in a crowded forecastle . This relatively great risk of discovery may have led to an ...
... discovery was greatest . Privacy was at a minimum on ships and one lived for extended periods of time with the same group of about 150 to 400 men in a crowded forecastle . This relatively great risk of discovery may have led to an ...
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... discovery of a disguised woman among a male community who sometimes saw no women for months on the long trip to the East . Such a discovery caused a considerable amount of trouble to captains and officers , who had no choice but to take ...
... discovery of a disguised woman among a male community who sometimes saw no women for months on the long trip to the East . Such a discovery caused a considerable amount of trouble to captains and officers , who had no choice but to take ...
Contents
MOTIVES AND TRADITION | 25 |
The History of Sexuality | 47 |
CONDEMNATION AND PRAISE | 73 |
Copyright | |
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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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