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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Rudolf Dekker, Lotte van de Pol. sailors still offered the best chance for women from the common people to travel to the East . The story and person of ... sailors or marines caught on their way to the 28 The Tradition of Female Transvestism.
Rudolf Dekker, Lotte van de Pol. sailors still offered the best chance for women from the common people to travel to the East . The story and person of ... sailors or marines caught on their way to the 28 The Tradition of Female Transvestism.
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Rudolf Dekker, Lotte van de Pol. Female sailors or marines caught on their way to the Indies often gave as their motive the wish to join their husbands and families . Anna Spiesen said that she had no family left in Holland and therefore ...
Rudolf Dekker, Lotte van de Pol. Female sailors or marines caught on their way to the Indies often gave as their motive the wish to join their husbands and families . Anna Spiesen said that she had no family left in Holland and therefore ...
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... women who fought , dressed as men , during this period . For instance , two of the female sailors who were discovered on board ships during the First Dutch - English War before an encounter with the English fleet said that they were ...
... women who fought , dressed as men , during this period . For instance , two of the female sailors who were discovered on board ships during the First Dutch - English War before an encounter with the English fleet said that they were ...
Contents
Traditional Forms of Temporary Cross | 6 |
The Transformation | 13 |
The End of the Disguise | 19 |
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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