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  1. A Female Husband

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator:
    Date: Aug. 1836
    Topics: Appearance, Crimes, Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ lovers, Police officers, Secrecy
    Subject: James Walker

  2. 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)

  3. 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.

  4. An Extraordinary Case of Bigamy

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator: Snowden, Edgar
    Date: 1834
    Topics: Arrests, Clothing, Crossdressing, Marriage, Masculinities

  5. An Odd Connexion

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator: Meacham, R.
    Date: Jun. 1, 1838
    Topics: Appearance, Crossdressing, Marriage, Masculinities, Passing (Gender)

  6. Caught Again

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator: Newark Daily Advertiser
    Date: Aug. 25, 1846
    Topics: Appearance, Black people, Clothing, Crossdressing
    Subject: Peter Sewally

  7. Chevalier D'Eon (From a Late London Paper)

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 1811
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Femininities, Passing (Gender), Transgender people
    Subject: Chevalier D'Eon

  8. Conform to the Times

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator: Morris, George P.
    Date: 1831
    Topics: Arrests, Clothing, Crossdressing, Femininities

  9. 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".

  10. Curious Deception – A Female Husband

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator: Brother Jonathan
    Date: 1839
    Topics: Clothing, Crossdressing, Femininities, Marriage

  11. Eccentric Character

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator:
    Date: 1812
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Epitaphs, Gender role, Theft
    Subject: Mary Frith

  12. Escape of a Murderer

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 17, 1846
    Topics: Crimes, Crossdressing, Prisoners

  13. Exquisite Dandies

     
    Collection: Art Works
    Institution: Yale University Libraries
    Creator: Robert, Cruikshank
    Date: Dec. 8, 1818
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressing, Gender, Social norms, Visual arts
    Description: Two men, referred to in the image as "dandies" are pictured dressing themselves. They speak to one another of their appearances. The men are depicted satirically.

  14. 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)

  15. Fanny Campbell The Female Pirate Captain: A Tale of The Revolution

     
    Collection: Dime Novels
    Institution: American Antiquarian Society
    Creator: Lieutenant Murray
    Date: 1846
    Topics: Body image, Chivalry, Colonies, Colonization, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discovery and exploration, Femininities, Gender bending, Indians of North America, LGBTQ+ relationships, Pirates, Prisoners, Sailing, Sailing ships, Sailors, Ship captains, Ship models, Women
    Subject: Fanny Campbell, Jack Herbert, Terrence Mooney, William Lovell