Christine Jorgensen Named "Woman of the Year"

The photograph is captioned "Christine named “Woman of the Year” New York……….. Golden-haired Christine Jorgensen, the former GI transformed into a beautiful woman by Copenhagen (Denmark) surgeons and physicians, is shown this evening as she received the Scandinavian Societies of Greater New York “Woman of the Year” award from the Society’s chairman, Harry Berglind, at the 20th annual concert and ball. Attired attractively in a white evening gown with all the trimmings, Christine made her first public appearance as a woman tonight."

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Identifier: hq37vn82z
Collection: Christine Jorgensen Collection
Institution: Transas City
Date Created: Mar. 7, 1953
Genre: Photographs
Subject(s): Christine Jorgensen
Scandinavian Society
Places: New York
Topic(s): Awards
Photographs
Trans women
Transgender people
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: Black and White
Language: English
Related URL: http://transascity.org/history/jorgensen-christine/
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