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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... story of Maria van Antwerpen , as this woman was christened , generated some sensation in her own time . In later centuries she would sometimes be found among the footnotes of military history , where her story was presented as a ...
... story of Maria van Antwerpen , as this woman was christened , generated some sensation in her own time . In later centuries she would sometimes be found among the footnotes of military history , where her story was presented as a ...
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... stories above were told by the women during their trials , and to some degree can be considered as an attempt to vindicate their cross - dressing . But even if exaggerated , these stories suggest that many of the women had been orphaned ...
... stories above were told by the women during their trials , and to some degree can be considered as an attempt to vindicate their cross - dressing . But even if exaggerated , these stories suggest that many of the women had been orphaned ...
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... story and person of Maria Elisabeth Meening can hardly be called romantic , but it is certain that she , in the disguise of a sailor , earned her passage to the Indies by being the mistress of the captain . This is the only case we know ...
... story and person of Maria Elisabeth Meening can hardly be called romantic , but it is certain that she , in the disguise of a sailor , earned her passage to the Indies by being the mistress of the captain . This is the only case we know ...
Contents
Traditional Forms of Temporary Cross | 6 |
The Transformation | 13 |
The End of the Disguise | 19 |
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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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