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Under False Colors
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: American Antiquarian Society Creator: J.C.B. Date: Jul. 15, 1876 Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Passing (Gender), Slavery, Transfemininity, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject: Frances Thompson, Lucy Smith Description: Content Warning: This item contains racist and transphobic language, and potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
Ledger Lines [4]
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The Man-Woman
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: American Antiquarian Society Creator: Date: Jul. 17, 1876 Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Passing (Gender), Transfemininity Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item contains transphobic language. -
Concealment of Sex
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Ledger Lines [1]
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Local Paragraphs [2]
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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. -
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. -
The Sentinel
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 19, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Chain gangs, 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. -
The Southern Outrages Incredible Radical Stories
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jul. 19, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, Trans women, Transgender disabled people Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
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. -
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. -
The Chevalier D'Eon – A Correction
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Under False Colors
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Weekly Register
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: American Antiquarian Society Creator: Date: Aug. 10, 1876 Topics: Black transgender people, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Passing (Gender), Transfemininity Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item contains transphobic language and potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
A Celebrated Case of Rebel Outrage
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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. -
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. -
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. -
News Notes
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: American Antiquarian Society Creator: Date: Nov. 4, 1876 Topics: Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ death notices, Passing (Gender), Transfeminine people Subject: Frances Thompson Description: A short note announcing the death of Frances Thompson. -
A Lady Surgeon in the Army
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Troy Herald
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 8, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ death notices, 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. -
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. -
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. -
Southern Items
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 16, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, LGBTQ+ death notices, Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866, Trans women Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Clipping from the newspaper The Lake County Star that mentions Frances Thompson -
Miscellaneous
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Concealment of Sex
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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. -
The "Cock and Bull" - Story of Eliza Pinkston
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 9, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Trans women, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Eliza Pinkston, Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
Weekly Intelligencer
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Dec. 9, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black transgender people, Trans women, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Frances Thompson Description: An article in the Weekly Intelligencer that mentions the Frances Thompson case. -
Girl-Boys
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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. -
The Spirit of Democracy
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: The Spirit of Democracy Date: Dec. 26, 1876 Topics: BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, Trans women, Witnesses Subject: Eliza Pinkston, Frances Thompson Description: An article from the The Spirit of Democracy discussing the testimony of Eliza Pinkston in relation to the New Orleans race riots. Frances Thompson is also mentioned. -
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. -
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. -
Tennessee News
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: The Memphis Daily Appeal Date: Jan. 19, 1877 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black people, Black transgender people, Crossdressing, Trans women Subject: Frances Thompson, Sally Walker Description: An article in The Memphis Daily Appeal mentioning the arrest of Sally Walker on the basis of wearing female clothes. The clipping compares the case of Sally Walker to that of Frances Thompson. -
Simmon's and Slocum's Minstrels
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The Evangeline Combination
Collection: Ephemera Institution: Peabody Essex Museum Creator: Date: Feb. 12, 1877 Topics: Dance, Female impersonators, Opera, Theater Subject: A. S. Pennoyer, BABA, Blanche Selickson, C. M. Winter, Clara Fisher, Cora Verne, Edward E. Rice, Edwin S. Tarr, Eliza Weathersby, Estelle Stroelin, Evangeline, Flora Lee, George H. Cassidy, George Ulmer, Golden and Dixey, Harry Braham, Harry Hunter, Harry Josephs, Hattie Richardson, Herman Singleton, J. Cheever Goodwin, J. P. Steele, J. R. Quincy, Lizzie Webster, Louise Winans, Lucy Wood, M. C. Daly, Mechanic Hall, N. C. Goodwin Jr., Niblo's Garden, Seth M. Crane, Stella Richings, The Boston Museum, The Evangeline Combination, The Heiffer Dance, The Lydia Thompson Troupe, W. W. Bullock Description: Advertisement for a production of Evangeline featuring female impersonator Harry Josephs as Catherine. -
SONG AND DANCE MEN.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Mar. 5, 1877 Topics: Clothing, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Masculinities, Performance art Subject: Annie Hindle, Ella Wesner, Harry Beckett Description: A clipping from "Troy Times" titled: "SONG AND DANCE MEN," discussing performances by Ella Wesner, Annie Hindle, and Harry Beckett. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
The Chevalier D'Eon
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Chicago Daily Tribune Date: Jun. 9, 1877 Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Military, Transgender people Subject: Anna Seward, Charles Genevieve Louis Auguste Andre Timothee d'Eon de Beaumont, Chevalier D'Eon, Louis XV, Samuel Breck -
Dr. James Barry a Woman
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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. -
Singular Case
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Feb. 21, 1878 Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, BIPOC, Black transgender people, Outing (LGBTQ+ culture), Passing (Gender), Trans women, Transfemininity, Transgender survivors of rape Subject: Frances Thompson Description: Content Warning: This item depicts potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault. -
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) -
The Third Sex
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Sep. 3, 1878 Topics: Army, Courts, Crossdressing, Death and dying, Femininities, Fencing, Gender identity, Politics Subject: Chevalier D'Eon, Louis XV, Louis XVI, National Assembly Description: Staunton Spectator (Staunton, VA) -
In Male Attire
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Ella Zoyara: Death of the Noted Circus Female Impersonator
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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 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, Transportation occupations Subject: Charley Parkhurst -
Bessie Bonehill Card
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Edwards St. Stephen
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Eight People in Suits
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Five People in Suits
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Just Arrived: The New Dime Museum
Collection: Ephemera Institution: Peabody Essex Museum Creator: Date: circa 1880 Topics: Dime museums, Female impersonators, Theater Subject: Essex Street, G. B. Bunnell, Irene Woodward, J. Lang, Joseph Jenny, Signor Giovanna, The New Dime Museum, The Tattooed Lady Description: Advertisement for a Dime Museum featuring female impersonator Joseph Jenney. -
Person in Dress
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Portrait of Figure in Dress and Wig
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The Wonderful Male Prima Donna Mr. Fred Malcom
Collection: Sheet Music Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Date: circa 1880 Topics: Crossdressing, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel music, Minstrel shows Subject: Fred Malcolm Description: This illustration, which is likely the cover of a piece of sheet music, advertises a "Johnson & Slavin's Refined Minstrels" show featuring "The Wonderful Male Prima Donna Mr. Fred Malcom," who is d... -
Three People in Suits, Speaking
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Three People in Suits, Standing
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Two People in Suits, Seated
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The Reported Man-Woman Case
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 3, 1880 Topics: Clothing, Death and dying, Femininities, FtMs, Gender diversity, Masculinities, Medical examinations, Passing (Gender), Physicians, Soldiers, Transportation occupations Subject: Charley Parkhurst, Chevalier D'Eon -
The Death of Charley Parkhurst
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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) -
The Life Secret of Charley Parkhurst, a Famous California Stage-Driver
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Jan. 29, 1880 Topics: Death and dying, Firearms, Passing (Gender), Transportation occupations Subject: Charley Parkhurst, Hank Monk Description: The Northern Pacific Farmer (Wadena, Minnesota) -
The Vallejo Chronicle Man
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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) -
Thirty Years in Disguise
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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. -
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, Transportation occupations, Voting Subject: Charley Parkhurst Description: The Princeton Union (Princeton, Minnesota) -
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." -
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) -
The Idyl of Wild Life
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 3, 1880 Topics: Almshouses, Cave dwellers, Crossdressing, Hunting Subject: George Slater, Joseph Lobdell, Lucy Ann Lobdell, Marie Louise Perry Description: Watertown Republican (Watertown, Wisconsin) -
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. -
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. -
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) -
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. -
A Woman Was Arrested
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Duluth News-Tribune
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A Strange Metamorphosis
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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 -
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. -
Wisconsin's Wonder
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It's Dudish, You Know!
Collection: Sheet Music Institution: JD Doyle Archives Creator: Reed, Charlie Date: 1883 Topics: LGBTQ+ arts, LGBTQ+ musicians, LGBTQ+ theater Subject: Carroll Johnson, Chas. D. Blake & Co., Sam Devers Description: Sheet music for "It's Dudish, You Know!" by Charlie Reed. Cover art features a man accompanied by the speech bubble "Dear Boys don't cher know Our style's all the go." -
The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language (Vol. IV. Scream--Zythum)
Collection: Rare Books Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Ogilvie, John Date: 1883 Topics: Transfemininity, Transitioning (Gender) Subject: Sir Thomas Browne Description: On page 414, the words "Transexion" and "Transfeminate" are defined. Both terms are attributed to "Sir T. Browne" in reference to the physician and influential writer Sir Thomas Browne’s Pseudodoxi... -
STAGE WHISPERS.
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Sep. 1, 1883 Topics: LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art Subject: Alma Stuart Stanley, Blanche Selwyn, Ella Wesner, St. George Hussey, The National Police Gazette Description: A clipping from "The National Police Gazette" titled: "STAGE WHISPERS," discussing a performance of Ella Wesner and other male impersonators. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan. -
Married, Not Mated
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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 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) -
The Female Husband
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900) Institution: Digital Transgender Archive Creator: Date: Nov. 9, 1883 Topics: Androgyny, Crossdressing, FtMs, Interviews, LGBTQ+ partners, LGBTQ+ relationships, Marriage, Stealth Subject: Frank Dubois, Gertrude Fuller, H. L. Morrison Description: Press and Daily Dakotaian (Yankton, Dakota Territory, SD) -
History of the Woman Claiming to be a Man and Marrying Another Woman