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Death Revealed Her Sex
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"He" was a Woman
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Sex Revealed at Death
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 18, 1901 Topics: Breast cancer, Death and dying, FtMs, Job placement, Marriage, Masculinities, Men's organisations, Politics, Right to vote, Tammany Hall (Manhattan, New York, N.Y. : Fourteenth Street) Subject: Edward H. Hart, Iroquois Club, Minnie Hall, Murray Hall, Thomas McGlynn, William C. Gallagher Description: The Times (Washington, D.C.) -
Murray Hall Lived a Rounder's Life
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Story of "Murray Hall" Told by Her Adopted Daughter
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 20, 1901 Topics: Artists, Clothing, Crossdressing, Death and dying, Elections, Fishers, FtMs, Marriage, Masculinities, Miners, Politics Subject: Catherine Coombs, Celia Hall, Charlie Wilson, Chevalier D'Eon, Christina Becrens, Felix Francoine, Laure Bernard, Max Finegold, Minnie Hall, Murray Hall, Pierro Loganani -
Can Woman Marry Woman?
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Lived as a Man
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 26, 1901 Topics: Adoption, Breast cancer, Clothing, Crossdressing, Death and dying, FtMs, Job placement, Marriage, Passing (Gender), Pawnbrokers, Pets, Police Subject: Minnie Hall, Murray Hall -
Woman Who Passes as a Man for Years
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Murray Hall Inquest Closed
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Females Posed As Men
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Feb. 3, 1901 Topics: Arrests, Classification of diseases, Crossdressing, Diplomats, FtMs, Gender bending, Gender role, Hairdressers, Labour, Masculinities, Military, Military discharge, Miners, Passing (Gender), Popes, Sailors Subject: Beebe Bean, Catherine Coombs, Charles D. Fuller, Charles Morgan, Charlie Wilson, Chevalier D'Eon, Christian Cavanagh, Christian Welsh, Ellis Glenn, Frank Blunt, Frank Mayne, Frank Morris, Franklin Thompson, James Barry, Jane Westover, John Forest, Julia Forest, L. M. Blaylock, Louis HErman, Louise Watson, Maggie Curley, Marie Engelhardt, Mary Anne Talbot, Mary East, Minnie Briggs, Murray Hall, Nora Smith, Otto Schaffer, Sandor Vay, Sappho, Sarolta Vay, Tommy Lindley, Toniana Marinello, Tony Leesa -
Quoth our e.c., the Boston Pilot
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The Murray Hall Case
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Carries Deception Even to Her Will
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Murray Hall's Estate Puzzle For a Court
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England's Noted Woman-man
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Women in Men's Clothes
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Mar. 27, 1901 Topics: Arrests, Crossdressing, Death and dying, Military, Passing (Gender), Soldiers Subject: Bessie Finegold, Catherine Coombs, Charles D. Fuller, Chevalier D'Eon, Christian Cavanagh, Christine Jorgensen, Ella Duke, Ellis Glenn, Frank Mayne, Franklin Thompson, James Barry, Jane Westover, Julia Forest, L. M. Blaylock, Louis HErman, Louis XV, Louise Watson, Maggie Curley, Mary Talbot, Mary Walker, Minnie Briggs, Murray Hall, Otto Schaefer, Sarolta Vay, Tonina Marinello, Tony Leesa Description: The Pacific Commercial Advertiser (Honolulu, HI) -
A Woman-Man
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jun. 14, 1901 Topics: Alcohol, Crossdressing, Death and dying, Employment discrimination, Passing (Gender), Prejudices Subject: Murray Hamilton Hall Description: Colfax Gazette (Colfax, Washington) -
Women in Men's Clothes
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 27, 1901 Topics: Arrests, Burial ceremonies, Crossdressing, FtMs, Labour, Marriage, Physicians, Soldiers Subject: Bessie Finegold, Catherine Coombs, Charles D. Fuller, Chevalier D'Eon, Christian Cavanagh, Ellis Glenn, Frank Blunt, Frank Mayne, Franklin Thompson, James Barry, Julia Forest, Louis HErman, Louise Watson, Maggie Curley, Mary East, Mary Talbot, Mary Walker, Minnie Briggs, Murray Hall, Nora Smith, Otto Schaffer, Sarolta Vay, Tonina Marinello, Tony Leesa Description: The Sea Coast Echo (Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi) -
Another Murray Hall Case
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Woman Married Woman
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Forty-Three Women Who Have Posed As Men
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Apr. 27, 1902 Topics: Death and dying, Families, Fathers, FtMs, Marriage, Masculinities, Military, Passing (Gender), Smoking, Soldiers Subject: Alice Howard, Anna Talbot, Carlotta May, Caroline Hall, Charles D. Fuller, Chevalier D'Eon, Christian Cavanagh, Christian Walsh, Felix Francoine, Frank Wayne, Franklin Thompson, George Green, James Barry, John Taylor, L.N. Blaylock, Murray Hall, Tony Teesa, William Howard -
Masquerades Six Years as a Man
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 24, 1902 Topics: Arrests, Childbirth, Childhood, Clothing, Diaries, Femininities, FtMs, Labour, LGBTQ+ poetry, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Sexual assault, Suicidal behavior Subject: Burt Martin, Caroline Hall, Christian Cavanagh, Ellis Glenn, Frank Wayne, George Green, Herman Gray Wood, James Barry, Lota Augustine Sawyer, Murray Hall, William C. Howard Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to suicide. -
Masquerading as Men
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Wedding Recalls Mystery
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Captain Weed, Woman.
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Police Guard for Chinese Actor
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1905 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Wong Chung Description: Article published in the Evening News detailing the story of Wong Chung, a Chinese female impersonator. According to the article, Chung was running away from the criminal organization Hip Sing Tong... -
Mary Read and Ann Bonny First and Only Women Pirates
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 12, 1905 Topics: Crossdressing, Imprisonment, Maritime occupations, Marriage, Military, Pirates Subject: Anne Bonny, Captain Avery, Captain Johnson, Marryat J. Clarke, Mary Read, Robert Louis Stevenson, Russell Pyle, William J. Le Moyne, Wood Rogers -
Nicolai De Raylan.
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Shot Female Impersonator: Negro in Woman's Garb Slashes Policemen and Is Killed
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Bride Takes on Garb of Man; Not Detected for Nine Years
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 6, 1908 Topics: Crossdressing, Gender expression, Masculinities Subject: Augusta Seib, Johann Hoch Description: Clipping about Augusta Seib's crossdressing and why they did it. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Woman Lives as a Man for Nine Years.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 7, 1908 Topics: Crossdressing, Masquerading Subject: Augusta Seib Description: Clipping talking about Augusta Seib's crossdressing. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
She Will Fight for Right to Wear Trousers, and Ask President Roosevelt to Help Her
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 11, 1908 Topics: Crossdressing, Masquerading Description: Newspaper clipping about a woman fighting for her right to wear men's trousers and being sent to prison for crossdressing. Item reproduced at highest resolution available. This item was contributed... -
She Masquerades as Man in Fight for Life
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 12, 1908 Topics: Crossdressing, Masquerading Subject: Augusta Seib Description: Clipping from the Oakland Tribute talking about Augusta Seib and their masquerading as a man to get a job. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Trousers Not Allowed; Skirts Mean Arrests
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 5, 1908 Topics: Crossdressing, Masquerading Subject: Augusta Seib Description: Clipping from The Brooklyn Daily Eagle where Augusta Seib talks about being arrested if they wear trousers and stopped by police if they wear skirts. This item was contributed to DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Happy as a Man, She Says, After 15 Years Posing
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Oct. 5, 1908 Topics: Clothing, Crossdressing, Femininities, FtMs, Labour, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Sexism, Stealth (Transgender) Subject: Frank Woodhull, Mary Johnson, Mile de Maupin Description: The Evening World (New York, NY) -
Passed Off as a Man
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Oct. 5, 1908 Topics: Clothing, Crossdressing, Femininities, FtMs, Immigration, Law, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Travel Subject: Frank Woodhull, Mary Johnson Description: Evening Star (Washington, DC) -
She Plays Man
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Allowed to Proceed in Male Attire
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Adopts Men's Clothes Because Nature Had Given Her Mustache
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Lived Fifteen Years as Man
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Wears Man's Attire in Order to Earn Living
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Montauk.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 5, 1909 Topics: Subject: 100 Honey Boys, Cohan and Harris Minstrels, Earl Benham, Eddie Leonard, Forty Count Em', Frank Morrell, George Evans, George M. Cohan, George Primrose, J.H Harverly, John King, Julian Eltinge, Matt Keefe, The Belle of the Barber's Ball, Watterbury Brothers and Tenney and Rice and Provost Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to anti-Black racism. Clipping from The Brooklyn Daily Eagle talking about a minstrel show. -
Concerts To-Day
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Neil Burgess Passes Into Great Beyond
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Mr. Andrew Tribble
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 18, 1910 Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Andrew Tribble, Dabney Theater Description: Article in The New York Age about performance by Andrew Tribble, a Black female impersonator. Item is flagged as explicit for racist imagery. -
Studies in Trousers Men and Women as They Appeared to a Masquerading Woman
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De Rose
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Pryor, Leon Date: Mar. 25, 1911 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Crescent Theatre, De Rose Description: An article in The Statesman about a Black female impersonator performing in New York. -
Trousers Good Enough
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jun. 16, 1911 Topics: Crossdressing, Masquerading Subject: Augusta Seib, Johann Hoch, Karl Kimmel Description: Clipping about Augusta Seib's life before being arrested. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Dr. Mary Walker Looks Like "A Gentleman of the Old School"
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WANTS TO WEAR MALE ATTIRE
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 31, 1913 Topics: Clothing, Detention of LGBTQ+ people, Women's movement Subject: Catherine Clarke, Elizabeth Trondle, Raymond Street Jail, The Baltimore Sun, Woodrow Wilson Description: A clipping from "The Baltimore Sun" titled: "WANTS TO WEAR MALE ATTIRE." Detailing Elizabeth Trondle's arrest for wearing men's clothing and her letter to President Wilson asking for her release. T... -
New York City
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1915 Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Vaudeville Subject: Augustus Stevens, Julian Eltinge Description: Article in The Freeman about Augustus Stevens, a Black female impersonator. -
Why Wearing Skirts Makes a Man Effeminate
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Here and There
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Ella Wesner Lies in Man’s Garb.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 14, 1917 Topics: Clothing, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Ella Wesner Description: A clipping from "The New York Times" titled: "Ella Wesner Lies in Man’s Garb," discussing the life of Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Kitty Doner and William Gaxton Stars at Orpheum
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: Jun. 4, 1922 Topics: Drag, Gender expression, Male impersonators Description: A newspaper clipping published by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle announces "male impersonator" Kitty Doner's performance with comedian William Gaxton at the Orpheum. -
Pretty? Yes, But "She's" a "He"
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Mr. Jean Barrios
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Mr. Jean Barrios (April 30, 1924)
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Hamilton Lodge Ball An Unusual Spectacle
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Hamilton Lodge, No. 710 In Annual Masquerade And Civic Ball
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The Why of He-Men Who Play Women
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Transas City Creator: Steinman, Samuel Date: May 5, 1929 Topics: Clothing, Female impersonators, Femininities, Mental disorders, Photography, Physical characteristics, Psychologists, Psychology, Sportspersons, Students, Theatre, Theatre shows Subject: George Pease, Haresfoot, Mimics of Michigan, Walter Koppisch, William Sheldon -
Hamilton Lodge Ball is Scene of Splendor
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Harlem Not So Hot
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Seek to Ban Songs of Gladys Bentley
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Carrying the Torch
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Third Sex Hold Sway at Rockland When Hamilton Lodge Holds 65th Masquerade Ball and Dance; Police Arrest Two
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: Mar. 4, 1933 Topics: Arrests, Competitions, Drag, Drag balls, Ethnic relations, Gender minorities, Police Subject: Annual Masquerade and Civic Ball of Hamilton Lodge, Hamilton Lodge, Jessie Parker, Joseph Carroll, Mary Anderson, The Fairies Ball -
Gladys Bentley at the King's Terrace
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'Brain Sweat' Due Here on Wednesday
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Mar. 29, 1934 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Andrew Tribble, Are You Decent? (Play), Brain Sweat, Broadway, Longacre Theater, Wife Insurance Description: New York Times clipping announcing changes in theatre schedule, mentioning Andrew Tribble, a Black female impersonator. -
Gladys Bentley and her King's Terrace Revue
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New York Police's War on Cafes Ends
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Lafayette Theatre
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In the Name of Art
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New York Inside Out
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Robinson Disguised As Woman
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Here's What Happens at Harlem's Famous Ubangi Club
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Impersonator Found Slain
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Transas City Creator: The Associated Press Date: May 28, 1937 Topics: Female impersonators, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Violence Subject: Edward F. Dolan Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to transphobic violence. -
Fifteen Arrested by Police as 'Fairies' Turn 'Em On
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Ray, Ebenezer Date: Mar. 5, 1938 Topics: Arrests, Competitions, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag balls, Ethnic relations, Police Subject: Annual Masquerade and Civic Ball of Hamilton Lodge, Hamilton Lodge, The Fairies Ball -
Julian Eltinge, 57, Dies; Began Stage Career in Hub
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To be, or...?
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Gal with Slacks, Clever Ditties, Also 'Real Gone'
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Life Ruined By Man, She Dresses in Male Attire
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: Crossdressing, Masculinities Description: Newspaper article summarizing how Augusta Seib was sentenced to five days in prison for dressing as a man. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Miss St. George Hussey, The Only and Original Irish Male Impersonator
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Unknown Topics: LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Chicago Morning, St. George Hussey, The Cleveland Dramatic and Musical Critic, The New York Clipper Description: A clipping from "The New York Clipper" titled: "Miss St. George Hussey, The Only and Original Irish Male Impersonator." Includes reviews of St. George Hussey as well as information on her upcoming ...