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  1. British War Pilot Reported Transformed Into Woman

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Mar. 6, 1954
    Topics: Birth certificate amendments, Gender realignment surgery, Medicalisation, Military, MtFs, Physicians, Plastic surgery, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Roberta Cowell
  2. Change in Pilot's Sex Brings a Stage Offer

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Reuters Agency, Ltd.
    Date: Mar. 22, 1954
    Topics: Military, MtFs, Theatre
    Subject: Roberta Cowell
  3. Defends RAF Flier In Sex Change as Female

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: International News Service
    Date: Mar. 16, 1954
    Topics: Gender realignment surgery, Medicalisation, Military, MtFs, Parents of transgender people, Physicians, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Ernest Cowell, Roberta Cowell
  4. England and the Vices of Sodom: A News Review

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Independent Voices
    Creator: Pedersen, Lyn
    Date: May 1, 1954
    Topics: Drag racing, Gender realignment surgery, Motorsports, MtFs, Transitioning (Gender), Transsexual people, World war II
    Subject: Charles Dusseau, Roberta Cowell
    Description: The relevant article about transsexual woman Roberta Cowell is found on page 6, under the date "March 1954."
  5. Full Sex Change By Flier

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Boston American
    Date: Mar. 6, 1954
    Topics: Birth certificate amendments, Gender realignment surgery, Military, MtFs, Plastic surgery, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Christine Jorgensen, Roberta Cowell
  6. No Babies for Sex Changer

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Mar. 21, 1954
    Topics: Birth certificate amendments, Childbirth, Gender realignment surgery, Military, MtFs, Parents of transgender people, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Ernest Cowell, Roberta Cowell
  7. RAF Vet, Father of 2, Changes Into Woman

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: International News Service
    Date: Mar. 6, 1954
    Topics: Gender realignment surgery, Hormone therapy, Military, MtFs, Plastic surgery, Transitioning (Gender)
    Subject: Roberta Cowell
  8. Record Set

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Times-Picayune
    Date: Jan. 31, 1958
    Topics: Military, MtFs, Sporting events, Sports, Veterans
    Subject: Roberta Cowell, Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb
  9. Roberta Cowell

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: International News Photos
    Date: Apr. 22, 1954
    Topics: Birth certificate amendments, MtFs, Parents of transgender people, Transgender parents
    Subject: Roberta Cowell
  10. Roberta Cowell in the Kitchen

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1945 to 1957
    Topics: Cooking, Kitchens, MtFs, Transgender people, Transsexual people, Women biographers
    Subject: Picture Post, Roberta Cowell
    Description: Below the photo the following quote appears: "'Cooking was unexpectedly exciting.'"
  11. Roberta Cowell in World War II (1947)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1947
    Topics: Air pilots, Military, Military uniforms, MtFs, Transgender people, Transsexual people, World War, 1939-1945
    Subject: Roberta Cowell
  12. Roberta Cowell in World War II (1947) (2)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1900-1950)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: 1947
    Topics: Air pilots, Military, Military uniforms, MtFs, Transgender people, Transsexual people, World War, 1939-1945
    Subject: Roberta Cowell
  13. Roberta Cowell with Race Car (May 4, 1972)

     
    Collection: Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: May 4, 1972
    Topics: Motorsports, MtFs, Racing, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Roberta Cowell
    Description: According to Transas City, the back of the photograph has the following text: "ROBERTA COWELL GETS READY FOR CAR-RACE COMEBACK. May 4, 1972. Silverstone, Northants, Thursday, PA: Roberta Cowell,...
  14. Roberta Wins Hill Climb

     
    Collection: Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
    Institution: British Pathé
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 5, 1957
    Topics: Automobile racing, Motorsports, MtFs, Shelsley Walsh Hill-climb Race, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Roberta Cowell, Tony Marsh, W.B. Croot
    Description: Roberta Cowell (wartime fighter pilot who had sex change operation) wearing head scarf round her head, examining the engine of her car with a mechanic in the pits, camera pans up and we look down o...
  15. Sex Changeo

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: International News Photos
    Date: Apr. 21, 1954
    Topics: Air pilots, Military, Automobile racing drivers, Ex-prisoners of war, Gender affirming surgery, Motorsports, MtFs, Parents of transgender people, Transgender parents, Transgender people, Transsexual people
    Subject: Roberta Cowell