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A black chevalier...
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A Bogus Man
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Apr. 4, 1890 Topics: Debt, Families, Gender, Gender role, Imprisonment, Marriage, Upbringing Subject: Marie Engelhardt, Sandor Vay, Sarolta Vay Description: Johnstown Weekly Democrat (Johnstown, PA) -
A Bonny Lady Pirate
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Black Hills Union Date: Jul. 9, 1897 Topics: Crimes, Crossdressing, Murderers, Murders of LGBTQ+ people, Pirates Subject: Anne Bonny, Mary Reed Description: Black Hills Union (Rapid City, South Dakota) -
A Boom at the Dime
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1891 Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel shows Subject: Dockstader's Colored Minstrel Troupe, Ethiopian, Ninth and Arch Dime Museum, William Campbell Description: Article in The Philadelphia Inquirer discussing Black female impersonators. -
A Chinese Actor
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Evening News Date: 1891 Topics: Bail, Defense (Civil procedure), Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: C.D. Wright, Chinese People, Ga Bing, J.D. Edson Description: Article in the Evening News about Ga Bing who was arrested for not fulfilling his contract and getting paid in advance. -
A Chinese Actor
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1899 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Choy Ting Quoy, Fon Chong Mai, Son Fong Quon Description: Article published in the West Bay City Times about a performance by Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese actor and female impersonator. -
A Chinese Fight
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1890 Topics: Boxing, Female impersonators Subject: Ah Giang, Chinese People, Foo Jung, John L. Sullivan, Swintien Lok Company Description: This item is an article in the North Dakota newspaper Bismarck Daily Tribune about a staged fight between boxer John L. Sullivan and Ah Giang, a Chinese female impersonator. -
A Chinese Play
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jun. 22, 1889 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Moo Sung Lee, Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing, Yaka Wing Description: Article published in The St. Louis Republic about a performance by Taka Wing, "the great female impersonator of China". -
A Chinese Riot
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1893 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Chinese People, Don Bow, Tow Dong Chue Description: Article published in the Morning Oregonian about a large fight that occurred in a Chinese theater and the arrest of Tow Dong Chue and Don Bow (a Chinese female impersonator). -
A Chinese Theater
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 1, 1890 Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Chinese People, Mr. Ah Gian Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to the use of racist language. -
A Colored Fille du Regiment
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A Colored Man Who Successfully Passed as a Woman for 27 Years
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: The Milan Exchange Date: Jul. 20, 1876 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Trans women, Transgender disabled people Subject: Frances Thompson Description: A clipping from The Milan Exchange about Frances Thompson's life, following her death in 1876. -
A Comedy of Murder
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1889 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Chinese Theatrical Company, Taka Wing, Two Unfortunate Maidens Description: Article published in The New York Herald about a performance by Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator. -
A Crack Shot
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 17, 1881 Topics: Abduction, Arrests, Books, Crossdressing, Gender role, Hunting, Marriage Subject: Benjamin K. Bortree, David Fortnam, George W. Slater, Henry W. Shouse, Joseph Israel Lobdell, Lucy Ann Lobdell, Mary Perry, Mary Slater Description: Butler Citizen (Butler, PA) -
A Crack Shot: The Story of the Female Hunter of Long Eddy
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 17, 1881 Topics: Clothing, Crossdressing, Firearms, Hunting, Marriage, Occupations, Social classes, Trapping Subject: Female Hunter of Long Eddy, George W. Slater, Lucy Ann Lobdell Description: Butler Citizen (Butler, PA) -
"A Dark Conspiracy" in Chinese
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1889 Topics: Chinese drama, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: A Dark Conspiracy, Asian people, Chinese People, Koong Ming, Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing Description: This item is an article published in the New York Herald reporting on the performance of "A Dark Conspiracy" featuring Taka Wing, a female impersonator. -
A Fatal Accident which Revealed a Mystery
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A Female Husband
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 9, 1883 Topics: Clothing, Crossdressing, Marriage, Painting, Passing (Gender), Separation Subject: Frank Dubois, Gertrude Fuller, H. L. Morrison, S.J. Hudson Description: Cooperstown Courier (Cooperstown, ND) -
A Female Husband
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 12, 1883 Topics: Crossdressing, Gender segregation in labour, LGBTQ+ partners, Marriage, Smoking Subject: Frank Dubois, Gertrude Fuller, S. J. Hudson Description: Wood River Times (Hailey, Idaho) -
A Femenine Jehn
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: May 26, 1887 Topics: Assigned gender, Death and dying, FtMs, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Transportation occupations Subject: Charley Parkhurst, Charlotte Parkhurst, Frank Parkhurst, Peter Elehebarne Description: The McCook Tribune (McCook, Nebraska) -
A Good Variety Show
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1895 Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Bon Ton Vaudevilles, Gus Mills Description: Article in the Worcester Daily Spy discussing Gus Mills, a Black female impersonator. -
A Lady Surgeon in the Army
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A London Correspondence
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: The New York Times Date: Aug. 26, 1870 Topics: Arrests, Crossdressing, Passing (Gender) Subject: Arthur Clinton, J.S. Fiske, The New York Times Description: Burlington Weekly Free Press (Burlington, VT) -
A Lucky Disaster
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A Mask Lifted
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 11, 1876 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Trans women, Transgender disabled people, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
A Masquerader Sent to the Workhouse
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A Masquerading Musketeer
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Mar. 26, 1884 Topics: Crossdressing, Desertion, Military, Infection, Military, Soldiers, Stealth (Transgender) Subject: Franklin Thompson, William R. Morse Description: Watertown Republican (Watertown, WI) -
A Most Wonderful Case: Death of a Woman Who for Twenty-Five Years Passed as a Man
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 1, 1880 Topics: Agricultural occupations, Assigned gender, Death and dying, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Rheumatism, Stealth (Transgender), Transportation occupations Subject: Charley Parkhurst -
A Queer Composition
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1892 Topics: Assigned male at birth, Contractors, Femininities, Gender expression, Transfeminine people Description: Article in the Langston City Herald about someone assigned male at birth who dresses "as a woman" after work. -
A Queer Woman
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: The Providence Press Date: Feb. 7, 1880 Topics: Agricultural occupations, Assigned gender, Death and dying, Harassment, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Rheumatism, Transportation occupations, Travel Subject: Charley Parkhurst Description: Shepherdstown Register (Shepherdstown, VA) -
A Rathmines Romance
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Feb. 4, 1888 Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Femininities, Masculinities, Role behavior, Roleplay, Transgender people, Widowed people Subject: Aouth Kensington School of Art, Freeman's Journal -
A Remarkable Case
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Mar. 31, 1882 Topics: Appearance, Essentialism, Heteronormativity, Intersex people, Love, Marriage, Masculinities, Separation, Surgery Subject: Burnham Novelty Company, Major W. L. Powell, St Paul Pioneer Press, Tribune -
A Sorry Plight
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 6, 1883 Topics: Arrests, Crossdressing, Marriage, Passing (Gender), Pregnancy Subject: Frank Dubois, Gertrude Fuller, S. J. Hudson Description: Daily Evening Bulletin (Marysville, KY) -
A Strange Career: The Remarkable Dual Existence of a Former Belle of Sandusky, O.
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A Strange Life History
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Oct. 8, 1879 Topics: Arrests, Books, Crossdressing, Hunting, Passing (Gender) Subject: George Slater, Joseph Israel Lobdell, Lucy Ann Lobdell, Lucy Ann Lobdell Slater, Marie Louise Perry Wilson, Mary Slater Description: The Indiana State Sentinel (Indianapolis, IN) -
A Strange Life History: The Death of a Modern Diana-Lucy Slater's Thrilling Adventures
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: The New York Times Date: Oct. 8, 1879 Topics: Appearance, Arrests, Clothing, Health, Hunting, Marriage, Social classes Subject: Female Hunter of Long Eddy, George Slater, Joseph Israel Lobdell, Lucy Ann Lobdell Slater, Marie Louise Perry Wilson -
A Strange Metamorphosis
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A Vivid Picture of a Great Actor Harassed by Century Old Traditions
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 2, 1898 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Fon Chong Mai Description: Article published in the New York Herald about Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese female impersonator; includes illustrations. -
A Wild Woman's Story
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Apr. 26, 1878 Topics: Arrests, Clothing, Crossdressing, Firearms, Hunting, Marriage, Occupations, Social classes, Trapping, Woods Subject: Female Hunter of Long Eddy, Harry Slater, Joseph Lobdell, Lucy Ann Lobdell, Mary Ann Slater, Mrs.Wilson Description: The Cambria Freeman (Ebensburg, PA) -
A Woman.
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A Woman Conceals Her Sex
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A Woman Husband
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Manchester Guardian Date: Jun. 23, 1838 Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Lesbians, Passing (Gender) Subject: Chevalier D'Eon, James Davis Description: Columbus Democrat (Columbus, Mississippi) -
A Woman Marries a Woman.
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A Woman Soldier
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 13, 1886 Topics: Crossdressing, Law, Passing (Gender), Retirement benefits, Soldiers, Veterans Subject: Company F. Second Regiment Michigan Infantry, Franklin Thompson, Joseph Allen, S. E. Seelye Description: Wessington Springs Herald (Wessington Springs, South Dakota) -
A Woman Warrior.
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A Woman Was Arrested
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A Woman's Strange Career
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Oct. 18, 1880 Topics: Almshouses, Cave dwellers, Crossdressing, Hunting, Passing (Gender) Subject: George Slater, Joseph Israel Lobdell, Lucy Ann Lobdell, Marie Louise Perry Wilson, Mary Slater Description: The Sun (New York, NY) -
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 15, 1874 Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Academy of Music, Ella Wesner Description: A clipping from "The Chicago Daily Tribune" titled: "ACADEMY OF MUSIC," discussing Ella Wesner's performance at the Academy of Music. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
A.G. Allen's New Orleans Minstrels
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1899 Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, Minstrel shows Subject: A. G. Allen's New Orleans Minstrels, Augustus Stevens Description: Article in The Freeman mentioning Augustus Stevens, a Black female impersonator. -
Among Stage People
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 2, 1899 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Vaudeville Subject: Florence Hines Description: An article in The Colored American mentioning Florence Hines, a Black male impersonator. -
Amusements
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: May 12, 1875 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, Performing arts, Physical characteristics, Role behavior Subject: Ernest Byne, Swiss Bell Ringers Description: The Daily Gazette (Wilmington, DE) -
AMUSEMENTS.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 19, 1892 Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Florence Hines, The St. Paul Globe Description: A clipping from "The Saint Paul Globe" titled: "AMUSEMENTS," discussing a performance by Florence Hines. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Amusements
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Oct. 31, 1896 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators Subject: Florence Hines Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to racist language. -
Amusements
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1899 Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Minstrel shows Subject: Al. G. Fields Minstrels, Dallas Opera House Description: Article in the Dallas Morning News mentioning Black female impersonator. -
An Amalgamationist in Limbo for the Second Time
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: New York Herald Date: Mar. 9, 1842 Topics: Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ sex workers, Prisons, Racism Subject: Beefsteak Pete, John Brown, Peter Sewally Description: Content warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to racist and transphobic language. -
An Amalgamationist in Limbo for the Second Time
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Mar. 9, 1842 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Peter Sewally Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to the use of racist language. -
An Eccentric Countess
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Sep. 21, 1890 Topics: Appearance, Arrests, Assigned gender, Clothing, Crossdressing, Debt, Families, Femininities, Friendships, Gender identity, Gender role, Imprisonment, Marriage, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Psychology, Upbringing Subject: Marie Engelhardt, Sandor Vay, Sarolta Vay Description: The Morning Call (San Francisco, CA) -
An Extraordinary Case
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 25, 1860 Topics: Crossdressing, FtMs, Prisoners, Suicide Subject: Augustine Baudoin, Augustus Baudoin Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to suicide. -
An Interesting Case: The Countess Sarolta Vay's Marriage to a Pretty Young Maiden
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: London Daily News Date: Nov. 20, 1890 Topics: Crossdressing, FtMs, Legal process, Marriage, Masculinities, Passing (Gender) Subject: Krafft Ebing, Sandor Vay, Sarolta Vay Description: The Bossier Banner (Bellevue, LA) -
An Old Story Revived
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: The New York Times Date: Jul. 26, 1875 Topics: Censorship, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Government, Passing (Gender) Subject: Chevalier D'Eon, Count de Guerchy, duc de Nivernois, Empress Elizabeth, James Barry, Louis XV, Madame de Pompadour, Prince de Conti, Queen Charlotte, Walpole Description: The Daily Argus (Rock Island, IL) -
Andromania
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 6, 1895 Topics: Female masculinity, Masculinities Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle," discussing "the passionate desire of women to ape everything that is mannish." This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Annie Gets One Year
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Annie Morris Duel Life
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"Annie Morris" Guilty
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Announcements
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Apr. 14, 1889 Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel shows Subject: Billy Gauze Description: An article in the Omaha Daily Bee mentioning Billy Gauze, a female impersonator of color. -
Arrest of a Notorious Character
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer Date: Jul. 12, 1876 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Passing (Gender), Trans women, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
At the Post and Will Win By More than a Head! Who? Miss Florence Hines
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 7, 1891 Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Florence Hines, The New York Clipper Description: A clipping from "The New York Clipper" titled: "At the Post and Will Win By More than a Head! Who? Miss Florence Hines," advertising a performance by Florence Hines. This item was contributed to DT... -
Babe Bean: The Lady who Wears Male Attire Recovers her Speech
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Baby Bean A Bonny Boy
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Baby Bran A Bonny Boy
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Baltimore
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Apr. 12, 1860 Topics: Crossdressing, Equestrian sports, Government, Passing (Gender) Subject: Chevalier D'Eon, Louis XVI, Md'lle Zoyara, Pierre Beaumarchais Description: The Daily Exchange (Baltimore, MD) -
Betrayed By His Beard
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Apr. 26, 1895 Topics: Clothing, Essentialism, Femininities, Indians of North America, MtFs, Native american religions, Passing (Gender), Priests, Role behavior, Transgender people, Tribe (The English word) Subject: Quatalno Tribe, Sackett, Saghalle Tyhee -
British "Masquerading."
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: London Globe Date: Jun. 23, 1870 Topics: Bail, Courts, Indictments, Prisoners Subject: Ernest Boulton, Justice Blackburn, Lord Arthur Pelham Clinton, Sergeant Ballantine, Sergeant Perry, William Park -
BROOKLYN PARK THEATER.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: May 8, 1881 Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Brooklyn Park Theater, Ella Wesner, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" titled: "BROOKLYN PARK THEATER," advertising a performance of Ella Wesner at the Brooklyn Park Theater. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Brooklyn Park Theater.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: May 10, 1881 Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Brooklyn Park Theater, Ella Wesner, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" titled: "Brooklyn Park Theater," advertising a performance featuring Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
By Telegraph
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 10, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ death notices, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Trans women Subject: Frances Thompson Description: A clipping from the Puget Sound Weekly Argus announcing the death of Frances Thompson. -
Career of "Mr." Glenn
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 2, 1899 Topics: Appearance, Arrests, Clothing, Courts, Crimes, Crossdressing, Death and dying, Identity, LGBTQ+ partners, Passing (Gender), Physical characteristics, Prisons, Twins Subject: Alice Glenn, Amos Oller, Chester Penitentiary, Chicago Tribune, Duncan McLean, Elbert Glenn, Ella Dukes, Ellis Glenn, James Dukes, John McLean, Marshall Winters, Nellie Dukes, Sigma Sigma Club, T. H. Terry -
Charley Parkhurst
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Charley Parkhurst
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 17, 1880 Topics: Alcohol, Crossdressing, Masculinities, Physical characteristics, Transportation occupations Subject: Charles H. Child, Charley Parkhurst, Ebenezer Balch, Frank Stevens, James Burch, Liberty Childs, Providence Journal, William Hayden Description: Evening Star (Washington, DC) -
Charley Parkhurst
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 29, 1880 Topics: Agricultural occupations, Assigned gender, Death and dying, FtMs, Passing (Gender), Rheumatism, Transportation occupations Subject: Charley Parkhurst Description: The Vancouver Independent (Vancouver, Washington) -
Charley Parkhurst
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jun. 24, 1880 Topics: Agricultural occupations, Assigned gender, Celibacy, Criminal occupations, Death and dying, Harassment, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Rheumatism, Smoking, Stealth (Transgender), Transportation occupations, Voting Subject: Charley Parkhurst Description: The Princeton Union (Princeton, Minnesota) -
China Stars Are Here
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: White, Charley Date: Jun. 22, 1889 Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Chinese People, Moo Sing Jee, Taka Wing Description: An article in The Evening World interviewing Chinese American female impersonator Taka Wing about a performance. -
China's Great Actor.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: New York Herald Date: Nov. 2, 1898 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Choy Ting Quoy, Fon Chong Mai, Son Fong Quon Description: Article published in the New York Herald about Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese female impersonator. -
Chinese Actors At The Windsor
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1889 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing Description: Article published in the New York Tribune about Tak-a-Wing, a Chinese female impersonator. It talks about the feminine clothing and calls Tak-a-Wing a "he-she". -
Chinese Female Impersonator Is Surprised
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Feb. 24, 1899 Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Chinese People, Fon Chang Mai Description: An article published in the Hot Springs Weekly Star about Fon Chang Mai, a Chinese female impersonator. -
Chinese John L. Sullivan His Name is Ah Giang and He Downed Foo Jung in
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: New York Evening Sun Date: 1890 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Ah Giang, Chinese People, Swintien Lok Company Description: Article published in the Omaha Sunday-World Herald about a fight between Foo Jung, an acrobat, and Ah Giang, a female impersonator. -
Concealment of Sex
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Conviction of Beefsteak Pete
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: May 13, 1848 Topics: Arrests, Crossdressing, Theft Subject: Beefsteak Pete, Julia Johnson, Michael Bonney, Peter Sewally Description: Newspaper Clipping about the alleged thievery committed by "Beefsteak Pete". -
Crossdressing in London and Texas
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Czar's Officials as Flirts
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Death of "Henry" Armstrong
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Disguised her Sex
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Duluth News-Tribune
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Eliza Pinkston
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 30, 1876 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Trans women, Transgender disabled people, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Eliza Pinkston, Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault and physical violence. -
"Ellis Glenn" in Jail
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 1, 1889 Topics: Appearance, Arrests, Assigned gender, Clothing, Crossdressing, Forgery, Imprisonment, Labour, LGBTQ+ relationships, Masculinities, Siblings Subject: Ella Dukes, Ellis Glenn, Nellie Dukes -
Ellis Glenn in Parkersburg.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Parkersburg News Date: Dec. 15, 1899 Topics: Arrests, Clothing, Courts, Crimes, Crossdressing, Medical examinations, Physical characteristics Subject: Bettie Cole, Ellis Glenn, Hillsboro Jail, J. M. Jackson, Jude Richardson, Mollie Uhl-Rader Description: Marietta Daily Leader (Marietta, Ohio) -
Ellis Glenn Surrendered.
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Empire Theater
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 20, 1893 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Vaudeville Subject: Eaton's Afro-American Vaudeville Company, Florence Hines Description: An article in The Indianapolis Journal mentioning Florence Hines, a Black male impersonator. -
England.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: London Telegraph, Cork Reporter Date: Jun. 22, 1870 Topics: Courts, Crimes, Crossdressing, Prejudices Subject: Arthur Clinton, Ernest Boulton, Frederick William Park, Montagu Williams, The London Globe -
England
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Evening Star
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 19, 1876 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Passing (Gender), Trans women, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
Eventful Life of Famous Rosa Bonheur
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Extraordinary Cause of a Female Husband
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Sep. 1, 1836 Topics: Arrests, Crossdressing, FtMs, LGBTQ+ partners, Marriage, Passing (Gender), Prisoners Subject: Eliza Cummings, George Moore Wilson, James Walker, Jane Walker Description: The North Carolina Standard (Raleigh, North Carolina) -
Facts and Fancies
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Public Ledger Date: Nov. 11, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ death notices, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Trans women Subject: Frances Thompson Description: A clipping from the Public Ledger mentioning Frances Thompson's death. -
Fame's Favorites: How Notoriety or Honor Comes to Woman
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Fifteen Years in Man's Attire.
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Fifty Years in Trousers
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Prescott, Augusta Date: Jul. 29, 1899 Topics: Clothing, Crossdressing, Marriage, Military, Physicians, Retirement, Wars Subject: Mary Walker Description: Waterbury Evening Democrat (Waterbury, CT) -
Fon Chong Mai Sees Ada Rehan as Portia
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1898 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Choy Ting Quoy, Fon Chong Mai Description: Article published in The St. Louis Republic detailing Fon Cong Mai's response to a production of "The Merchant of Venice." -
Footlight and Foyer
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Mar. 8, 1891 Topics: BIPOC, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Seneca Indians Subject: Gowongo Mohawk Description: An article in the St. Paul Daily Globe about a show featuring Gowongo Mohawk. -
Footlight Flickerings.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1885 Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Ella Wesner, Indianapolis Sporting Life Description: A clipping from "Indianapolis Sporting Life" titled: "Footlight Flickerings," discussing the closure of Ella Wesner's co. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
For Brother's Guilt
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 10, 1899 Topics: Arrests, Crimes, Crossdressing, Imprisonment, LGBTQ+ partners, Police officers, Siblings Subject: Elbert Glenn, Ella Duke, Ellis Glenn, James Duke, Nellie Duke, T. H. Terry -
For Fifteen Years a Man
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Foreign
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Frances Thompson
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 14, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Passing (Gender), Trans women, Transfemininity Subject: Frances Thompson Description: An article in the Memphis Daily Appeal summarizing an interview with Frances Thompson. -
Frances Thompson
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 29, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Passing (Gender), Trans women, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
Frances Thompson Dead
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Public Ledger Date: Nov. 3, 1876 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Trans women, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Barbour Lewis, Ku Klux Klan Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
Francis Thomas
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1876 Topics: Black transgender people, Chain gangs, Police harassment, Trans women, Transgender victims of rape Subject: Frances Thompson, Lucy Smith Description: Subtitle: The Vile and Villainous Negro, Who, for Twenty-Seven Years, Has Passed Himself off as a Woman-His Arrest. Article in The Daily Gazette about Frances Thompson's arrest that also details he... -
"Franklin Thompson's" Career
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Washington Cor. Detroit Free Press Date: Mar. 7, 1884 Topics: Appearance, Conduct of court proceedings, Military, Passing (Gender) Subject: Colonel Dillmann, Company F. Second Regiment Michigan Infantry, Franklin Thompson, Nurse and Spy, Orlando M. Poe, Sarah E. E. Seeley Description: Iowa County Democrat (Mineral Point, Wisconsin) -
"Franklin Thompson's" Career
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Mar. 7, 1884 Topics: Crossdressing, Families, Government, Hospitals, Politics, Soldiers, Stealth (Transgender) Subject: Franklin Thompson, Orlando M. Poe, Sarah E. E. Seeley Description: Iowa County Democrat (Mineral Point, WI) -
Fredonia Times
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Fredonia Times Date: Oct. 16, 1884 Topics: Civil wars, Crossdressing, Desertion, Military, FtMs, LGBTQ+ partners, Military, Military leaves and furloughs, Soldiers, Stealth (Transgender) Subject: Franklin Thompson, Sarah E. Seelye Description: Phillipsburg Herald (Phillipsburg, KS) -
Girl Lovers Married
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Girl-Boy is Guilty
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 1, 1893 Topics: Courts, Crossdressing, Death and dying, Theft Subject: Annie Morris, Frank Blunt, H. G. Turner, J. G. Perkins Description: Iowa County Democrat (Mineral Point, Wisconsin) -
Gossip of the Stage
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Chaize, W. Date: 1891 Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Minstrel shows Subject: Florence Hines, Georgia Minstrels, Sam T. Jack's Creole Burlesque Company Description: Article in the New York Age about Florence Hines, the Black male impersonator -
Go-Won-Go Mohawk
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier Date: Mar. 19, 1889 Topics: BIPOC, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Seneca Indians Subject: Gowongo Mohawk, The Indian Mail Carrier (Play) Description: A clipping from the New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier about Gowongo Mohawk's performance in the play "The Indian Mail Carrier," as a male impersonator. -
Grand Opening: Theatre Mascotte Saloon
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 6, 1899 Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators Subject: Jessie Thomas Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to racist language. -
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Feb. 5, 1882 Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Ella Wesner, Grand Opera House, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" titled: "GRAND OPERA HOUSE," advertising a performance featuring Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Grist From the Outrage Mill
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 28, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Trans women, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
Hard on the Stalwarts
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: The Memphis Daily Appeal Date: May 21, 1880 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Night riding (Racial violence), Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Trans women, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault and racial violence. -
Has Always Lived as a Man
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 25, 1893 Topics: Crossdressing, FtMs, Legal process, Marriage, Masculinities, Right to vote, Suffragettes Subject: Annie Morris, Frank Blunt, Lulu Seitz Description: Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, DC) -
"He" Is a Woman
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He is the Greatest of the Chinese Actors
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1899 Topics: Costumes, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Theater Subject: Ada Rehan, Chinese People, Fon Chong Mai, Merchant of Venice Description: This item is an article published in the Philadelphia Inquirer about China actor and female impersonator, Fon Chong Mai. This article talks about his talent as an actor, Chinese theater, and his im... -
High Jinks for Chinatown
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jun. 22, 1889 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Joss temple, Koong Ming, Shi Lou Tau Moo ("Loyal Slave"), Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing, Yaka Wing Description: This item includes a clipping from the Boston Herald detailing a performance starring Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator. -
History of the Woman Claiming to be a Man and Marrying Another Woman
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Hyde & Behman’s Theater.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Oct. 8, 1882 Topics: LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Davene's Colossal Allied Attractions, Ella Wesner, Hyde & Behman's Theater, St. George Hussey, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" titled: "Hyde & Behman’s Theater." Detailing the acts at Hyde & Behamn's Theater, including Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
I. McCorker, Esq.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: McCorker, I. Date: 1891 Topics: Black people, Burlesque (Theater), LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Minstrel shows Subject: Florence Hines, Sam T. Jack's Creole Burlesque Company Description: Article in the Times-Observer that mentions Florence Hines, a Black male impersonator. -
In Japanese Theaters
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Hageman, Maurice Date: 1897 Topics: Costumes, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Hanshira, Hiakunoskeh, Japanese People Description: Minneapolis Journal article discussing Japan's best female impersonators, Hanshira and Hiakunoskeh. -
In Male Attire
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In Man's Attire: Catherine Coombs Worked with Men for Years
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In Man's Attire Tenants an Ark
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In Marietta!
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 9, 1899 Topics: Crossdressing, Imprisonment, Labour, Passing (Gender), Prisons Subject: Bert Glenn, Cora Alice Cunningham, Ellis Glenn, Jake Kauf Description: Marietta Daily Leader (Marietta, Ohio) -
In Men's Clothes
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IN THE WINGS.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: May 5, 1893 Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Ella Wesner, The New York Dramatic Mirror, Tony Pastor's, Vesta Tilley Description: A clipping from "The New York Dramatic Mirror" titled: "IN THE WINGS," discussing Vesta Tilley. This item was contributed to DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Joy Reigns In Chinatown
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1889 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Taka Wing, The Swintien Lok Chinese Dramatic Company, Troupe Description: Article published in the New-York Tribune about a performance by Taka Wing, a famous Chinese female impersonator. -
Just Like in Pekin
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1889 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Joss temple, Shi Lou Tau Moo ("Loyal Slave"), Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing Description: This item is an article published in the New York Herald with that mentions Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator. Uses extensive racist language. -
KNOCKED DOWN TWO
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 9, 1893 Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Florence Hines, Florrie Marion, Olympic Theatre, William Brown Description: A clipping from "The World" titled: "KNOCKED DOWN TWO," describing an altercation involving male impersonator Florence Hines, Florrie Marion, and William Brown. This item was contributed to the DTA... -
Ku-Klux Outrages
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 20, 1876 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Passing (Gender), Trans women, Transgender disabled people, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault and violence. -
Ledger Lines
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 1, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Trans women, Transgender disabled people Subject: Frances Thompson Description: A clipping from the newspaper The Public Ledger about Frances Thompson. -
Ledger Lines [1]
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Ledger Lines [2]
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 14, 1876 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Trans women, Transgender disabled people Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to ableist language. -
Ledger Lines [3]
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 13, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Trans women Subject: Frances Thompson, Lucy Smith Description: Published in the newspaper The Public Ledger. -
Ledger Lines [4]
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Ledger Lines [5]
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Public Ledger Date: Feb. 16, 1878 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, Crossdressing, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Trans women Subject: Frances Thompson, Jenny Smith Description: A clipping from Public Ledger about Jenny Smith, who was arrested and fined for wearing female apparel, and compared to Frances Thompson. -
Ledger Lines [6]
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 9, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Trans women, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
Life-Time Disguise of Sex
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Lived As A Man
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Local Paragraphs
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 2, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Trans women Subject: Frances Thompson Description: A clipping from the Memphis Daily Appeal mentioning Frances Thompson. -
Local Paragraphs [1]
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 4, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ death notices, Trans women Subject: Frances Thompson Description: A clipping from the Memphis Daily Appeal announcing the death of Frances Thompson. -
Local Paragraphs [2]
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Major W. J. Sykes
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 19, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Trans women, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Frances Thompson Description: An article in the Memphis Daily Appeal discussing voting rights that mentions Frances Thompson. -
Many Years in Man's Attire
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Mary Murdock Mason
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 27, 1876 Topics: Clothing, Gender expression, Gender identity Subject: Mary Murdock Mason Description: A clipping from "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" titled: "Mary Murdock Mason." Details Mary Murdock Mason's ideas on gender. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Memphis Appeal
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: May 18, 1870 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Trans women Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Clipping published in the Memphis Daily Appeal -
Memphis Appeal
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: The Memphis Daily Appeal Date: Dec. 1, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Trans women, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Eliza Pinkston, Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
Milwaukee Special
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Miscellaneous
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Miss Babe Bean
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Mongols Badly Duped.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1893 Topics: Female impersonators Subject: Charles Waldstein, Chinese People, Gaelic (ship) Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to enslavement. -
Mongols Badly Duped
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1893 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Bow Wah, Charles Waldstein, Chinese People Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to enslavement. -
More Medical Discoveries
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 2, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Trans women, Transgender disabled people, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
Mott Street's Sharp Critics
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 9, 1889 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing Description: A clipping from the Omaha Daily Bee mentioning Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator. -
Mourning for His Cat
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Sep. 16, 1889 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Taka Wing Description: Article published in The Boston Herald that explains shows featuring Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator, have been canceled because Wing is sick. -
Mrs. E. E. Seeyle the Female Soldier
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Fredonia Times Date: Oct. 16, 1884 Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Combat, Passing (Gender), Soldiers Subject: Battle of Bull Run, Company F. Second Regiment Michigan Infantry, E. E. Seelye, Franklin Thompson, Sanitary Commission Description: Phillpsburg Herald (Phillipsburg, Kansas) -
Mrs. S. E. Seelye
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Apr. 17, 1886 Topics: Army, Crossdressing, Desertion, Military, Military, Passing (Gender), Soldiers Subject: Franklin Thompson, Sarah E. Seelye Description: The Grenada Sentinel (Grenada, MS) -
Mysterious Lady
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New Woman
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Aug. 17, 1895 Topics: Clothing, Female masculinity, Femininities, Gender roles, Masculinities Subject: Brooklyn Life Description: A clipping from "Brooklyn Life" discussing gender roles, masculinity, and femininity. -
New York Deserted
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 6, 1889 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Taka Wing Description: A clipping from The Evening Star mentioning Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator. -
NEW YORK, October 17th.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Oct. 19, 1872 Topics: LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ relationships, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Ella Wesner, Everret House, Josie Mansfield Description: A clipping from "Marysville Daily Appeal" titled: "NEW YORK, October 17th," discussing Ella Wesner and Josie Mansfield's trip to Europe. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
New York's Favorite Slumming Expedition
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Feb. 12, 1899 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Choy Ting Quoy, Fon Chong Mai Description: Article published in the Colorado Springs Gazette about Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese actor and female impersonator; includes illustrations. -
Newport, July, 30
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News of the Theatres
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: The Sun Date: Aug. 7, 1892 Topics: BIPOC, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Seneca Indians Subject: Gowongo Mohawk Description: A clipping from The Sun sharing various theater news stories, including Gowongo Mohawk's upcoming performance tour in England. -
Ninth and Arch Museum
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 26, 1893 Topics: Black people, Male impersonators, Minstrel shows Subject: Callender's Original Georgia Minstrels, Florence Hines Description: Article in The Philadelphia Inquirer that discusses Florence Hines, a Black male impersonator. -
No Japanese Actresses
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1895 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Danjuro, Ichikawa Danjuro, Japanese Actor, Japanese People Description: A Omaha World-Herald newspaper article about a Japanese actor and female impersonator, Ichikawa Danjuro. -
North Carolina News
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Sep. 30, 1880 Topics: Assigned female at birth, BIPOC, Black people, Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ parents, Transmasculine people Description: A clipping from the Yorkville Enquirer mentioning a "colored woman who was raised as a boy." -
North Morgantown
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 6, 1899 Topics: BIPOC, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Native American LGBTQ+ people, Seneca Indians Subject: Gowongo Mohawk, The Indian Mail Carrier (Play) Description: Praise for American Indian Actress Go-Woo-Go Mohawk in her play Wep-Ton-No-Mah, The Indian Mail Carrier. Published in the newspaper Daily New Dominion. -
Not A Tenderfoot: A Female Jehu Who Passed for Thirty Years as a Man
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jun. 11, 1886 Topics: Appearance, Death and dying, Gold mines and mining, Passing (Gender), Postmasters, Transportation occupations Subject: Charley Parkhurst, Charlotte Parkhurst, Frederick M. Parkhurst, Lottie Parkhurst -
Now She's Miss Cunningham
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 6, 1899 Topics: Assigned gender, Death and dying, Forgery, Passing (Gender), Prisoners Subject: Cora Alice Cunningham, Ellis Glenn Description: Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, Illinois) -
Ona żuje i pali.
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OUR VARIETY ARTISTS.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 17, 1881 Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Ella Wesner, The Cincinatti Enquirer Description: A clipping from "The Cincinnati Enquirer" discussing the salaries of performers including Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Owl Pharmacy
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 6, 1887 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators, Minstrel shows Description: Article in The Abilene Reflector about "the best colored female impersonators in the business." -
PEOPLE'S—Gowongo Mohawk
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: 1897 Topics: Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Native American LGBTQ+ people Subject: Gowongo Mohawk, Wep-Ton-No-Mah Description: A short article published in 1897 in the Philadelphia Inquirer detailing Gowongo Mohawk, an Indigenous male impersonator acting as the leading role in the play "Wep-Ton-No-Mah." -
Pink-Cheeked Reginald
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: New York Recorder Date: Aug. 18, 1895 Topics: Appearance, Arrests, Courts, Crossdressing, Femininities, Gender identity, Gender segregation in labour, Physicians, Workhouses Subject: Estelle Lawrence, Reginald Culton Description: The Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis, Indiana) -
Political Points
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: The Patriot Date: 1876 Topics: Anti-transgender violence, Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Elections, Race relations, Racism Subject: Frances Thompson, Ku Klux Klan, St. Louis Times Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to rape. -
Public Ledger
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 26, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Trans women Subject: Eliza Pinkston, Frances Thompson Description: Clipping from the newspaper The Public Ledger. A judge compares the court cases of Frances Thompson and Eliza Pinkston. -
Radical Theft, Lying, Deceit and Trickery
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 2, 1877 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Trans women, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
Rehan In Chinese Eyes: An Oriental Criticism
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Fon Chong Mai Date: 1898 Topics: Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Asian people, Chinese People, Choy Ting Quoy, Daly's Theater, Fon Chong Mai Description: Article published in the New York Herald and written by Fon Chong Mai, a Chinese female impersonator, about Ada Rehan's performance in "The Merchant of Venice". -
Richards & Pringle's Famous Georgie Minstrels
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: The Greenville Times Date: Sep. 28, 1889 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel shows Subject: Great Gauze, Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels, Willis Gauze Description: A clipping from The Greenville advertising a performance by Richards & Pringle's Georgia Minstrels featuring The Great Gauze, a female impersonator. -
Richards & Pringle's Performance Announcement
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Pine Bluff Daily Graphic Date: Jan. 2, 1899 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel shows Subject: Great Gauze, Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels, Willis Gauze Description: A clipping from Pine Bluff Daily Graphic promoting a performance by Richards & Pringle's Georgia Minstrels featuring the Great Gauze, a female impersonator. -
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-ACADEMY OF MUSIC (Louis C. Cook, manager)
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 23, 1895 Topics: Black people, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Florence Hines Description: A clipping from "The New York Dramatic Mirror," describing a performance featuring Florence Hines. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Romance of a Poor Young Woman
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Sep. 19, 1889 Topics: Arrests, Crossdressing, Death and dying, Labour Subject: Frank James, Jesse James, Joseph Cox, Josephine Cox, Marshel Chappel Description: The Bottineau Pioneer (Bottineau, ND) -
RUMORED ELOPEMENT OF A HOTEL-KEEPER WITH ELLA WESNER.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 18, 1872 Topics: LGBTQ+ relationships, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Ella Wesner, Josie Mansfield Description: A clipping from "Chicago Tribune" titled: "RUMORED ELOPEMENT OF A HOTEL-KEEPER WITH ELLA WESNER," discussing the relationships of Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.