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  1. Woman Played Man Forty Years

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 3, 1901
    Topics: Arrests, Crossdressing, FtMs, Marriage, Sailors
    Subject: Catherine Coombe
    Description: The Abbeville Press and Banner (Abbeville, SC)
  2. 'Woman' prisoner loses jail appeal

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator:
    Date: May 4, 1984
    Topics: Courts, Imprisonment, MtFs, Prisons, Transsexual people
    Subject: Sharon Nolan
    Description: Clipping originally collected by Richard Ekins (from The University of Ulster Trans-Gender Archives/Richard Ekins collection at the Transgender Archives, University of Victoria)
  3. Woman Regrets Her Sex Change

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Reuters Agency, Ltd.
    Date: Jan. 13, 1973
    Topics: Gender realignment surgery
  4. Woman Rushes into Burning Building to Die with Husband

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Mar. 12, 1916
    Topics: Crossdressing, Divorce, FtMs, Marriage law, Passing (Gender)
    Subject: Margaret Gaffney, Robert Gaffney
    Description: The Sunday Telegram (Clarksburg, WV)
  5. Woman Says She's Father Of 2 Children

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Nov. 7, 1954
    Topics: Exile, Military, MtFs, Suicide, Transgender parents
    Subject: Tamara Edel Rees
    Description: Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive material related to suicide.
  6. Woman Seeks U.S. Aid to Wear Trousers

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Crossdressing, Masculinities
    Subject: Augusta Seib
    Description: A clipping from a newspaper detailing how Augusta Seib was prosecuted for wearing masculine attire, and passing as a man for nine years. This item was contributed to DTA by Hugh Ryan.
  7. Woman Skier Changes Sex

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: The Associated Press
    Date: Feb. 8, 1970
    Topics: FtMs, Gender realignment surgery, Sports
    Subject: Erik Schinegger
  8. Woman Teacher Lives As Man Thirty Years

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: United Press
    Date: Jul. 8, 1910
    Topics: Death and dying, Educators, Families, FtMs, Marriage, Passing (Gender)
    Subject: Harry Lloyd, Marie Le Roy
    Description: The Bridgeport Evening Farmer (Bridgeport, CT)
  9. Woman Who Passes as a Man for Years

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 27, 1901
    Topics: Burial ceremonies, Crossdressing, Death and dying, Marriage, Passing (Gender), Wills
    Subject: Cecilia Florence Lowe, Murray Hall
  10. Woman Who Posed As A Man Tells Her Story In Hospital; A Most Remarkable Narrative

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jan. 29, 1916
    Topics: Appearance, Clothing, Crossdressers, Gender dysphoria, Gender role, Mental health, Passing (Gender)
    Subject: Freddy Frey
  11. Woman Who Used to Be a Man Wants Legion Post

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Transas City
    Creator: Baton Rouge Advocate
    Date: May 22, 1985
    Topics: Air force, Discrimination, Gender realignment surgery, Prejudices, Soldiers, Transsexual people, Verbal abuse
    Subject: Bridgette Poi, Clark Van Der Lyke, Frederick Treat, Miles Denny, Richard Poi, Thomas Ralston
  12. Woman with two male impersonators as suitors

     
    Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
    Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
    Creator: Westbrook, Jessie
    Date: 1910
    Topics:  
  13. Woman-born Transsexual

     
    Collection: Button Collection
    Institution: The ArQuives
    Creator: MacKay, Xanthra Phillippa, Genderpress, Ross, Mirha-Soleil
    Date: circa 1990
    Topics: Transgender publishers, Transsexual people
    Description: Round button with pink/white text on black background. The button reads "Woman-born Transsexual".
  14. Woman's Queer Masquerade

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Apr. 15, 1911
    Topics: Crossdressing, Divorce, Employment discrimination, Painting
    Description: The Donaldsonville Chief (Donaldsonville, LA)
  15. Woman's Three Piece Outfit

     
    Collection: Te Papa Collection
    Institution: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clothing, Drag community, LGBTQ+ communities, Maori (New Zealand people)
    Subject: Chrissy Witoko
    Description: This three-piece outfit belonged to Chrissy Witoko.