Before gender lost stories from trans history, 1850-1950

"An expansive exploration of the exciting lives of 30 trans people from 1850-1950 that radically changes everything you've been told about transgender history"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erlick, Eli (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2025]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Rewriting the narrative. The issues ; Pop history ; Trans identity and the Cleopatra problem ; Lessons from lost trans history
  • The kids. The brothers: Mark and David Ferrow ; The outlaw: Effie Smith ; The singer: Masoud El Amaratly ; The shoemaker: Ray Leonard ; The lover: Mabel Stanley ; The girl bandit: Emma Heinrich ; The horse thief: Willie Ray
  • The activists. The freed woman: Sally-Tom ; The countess: Gerda von Zobeltitz ; The petitioner: Carl Crawford ; The runaway: Mollie Wilson ; The healer: Muksamse'lapli ; The pacificist: Sadie Acosta ; The community leader: Georgia Black ; The guardian: Okiyo ; The professor: Maude Milbourne
  • The workers. The maid: Josephine Robinson ; The cobra woman: Elsie Marks ; The dancer: Albín Pleva ; The florist: John Berger ; The butler: Alfred Grouard ; The craftswoman: Ann Storcy ; The boy-of-all-work: Frank Williams
  • The athletes. The billiardist: Frances Anderson ; The matador: Agustín Rodríguez ; The pentathlete: Stefan Pekar ; The wrestler: Bill Winters ; The teammates: Léon Caurla and Pierre Brésolles
  • Conclusion: A new gender history.