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  1. $500,000 for a Corset

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 28, 1915
    Topics: Actors, Crossdressing, Drag queens, Labour, Theatre
    Subject: Edward Kynaston, Julian Eltinge
  2. Andrew Tribble Skipped with Money

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1916
    Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Vaudeville
    Subject: Andrew Tribble, Fairyland Theater
    Description: Article published in The Freeman about Andrew Tribble, a Black female impersonator, being wanted for theft.
  3. Dudley Liddell Again in Hands of Police

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: The Pittsburgh Press
    Date: Feb. 14, 1915
    Topics: Arrests of LGBTQ+ people, Clothing, Gender expression
    Subject: Dudley Liddell, H. C. Andrist, John Beck, Martin's Women's Apparel Store
    Description: A short article from the Pittsburgh Press, published on February 14, 1915. The text discusses Dudley Liddell's second arrest involving "women's clothing."
  4. Female Impersonator is Betrayed by Feet

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 30, 1916
    Topics: Clothing, Criminalization, Female impersonators, Halloween (LGBTQ+ culture)
    Subject: Clement Sonsin
  5. Find 'Lazy Husband' In Reality Is Woman

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 19, 1916
    Topics: Children, Courts, Crossdressing, Marriage, Passing (Gender)
    Subject: Margaret A. Gaffney, Robert A. Gaffney
    Description: The Tacoma Times (Tacoma, Washington)
  6. For Eight Years Posed as a Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: United Press
    Date: May 4, 1915
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressing, FtMs, Marriage
    Subject: Cora Anderson, Ralph Kerwinieo
    Description: The Daily Gate City (Keokuk, Iowa)
  7. Girl and Chum Masquerade as Man and Wife for 6 Years

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 12, 1915
    Topics: Crossdressing, Death and dying, Employment discrimination, LGBTQ+ relationships
    Subject: Ben Cohen, Ben Rosenstein, Ida Weinstein, Pauline Rosenstein, Sam Cohen
    Description: The Democratic Banner (Mt. Vernon, OH)
  8. Girl Posed Six Years as a Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 9, 1915
    Topics: FtMs, Health, Marriage, Tuberculosis
    Subject: Ben Rosenstein, Ida Weinstein
  9. Lived as Man to Help Her Friend

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 8, 1915
    Topics: FtMs, Gender identity, Health, Marriage, Tuberculosis
    Subject: Ben Rosenstein, Ida Weinstein
  10. Miss Vesta Tilley's Silver Wedding

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 17, 1915
    Topics: Drag kings, Weddings
    Subject: Harry Ball, Vesta Tilley, Walter de Frece
  11. New York City

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1915
    Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Vaudeville
    Subject: Augustus Stevens, Julian Eltinge
    Description: Article in The Freeman about Augustus Stevens, a Black female impersonator.
  12. Posed as a Man

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 4, 1915
    Topics: Appearance, Arrests, Educators, FtMs, Marriage, Masculinities
    Subject: Eugene de Forest, May Bradley
  13. Ready for the Mummer's Parade

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Dec. 31, 1915
    Topics: Costumes, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Parades
    Subject: Frank Carter
    Description: An article in the Evening Ledger featuring Frank Carter, a female impersonator who will be marching in a New Year's parade.
  14. Richards & Pringle's Famous Minstrels

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 19, 1915
    Topics: BIPOC, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Great Gauze, Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels, Willis Gauze
    Description: A clipping from the Ashland Tidings about the Richards & Pringle's Famous Minstrels show programme mentioning the Great Gauze, a female impersonator.
  15. Seattle Man-Woman Bares "His" Soul

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Sep. 7, 1916
    Topics: Arrests, Clothing, Crossdressing, Femininities, FtMs, Gender role, Labour, Marriage, Masculinities, Passing (Gender), Smoking
    Subject: Margaret Hart, Robert Gaffney