The Tradition Of Female Cross-Dressing In Early Modern Europe

Amsterdam appeared archives army arrested autobiography became become beginning Breda brought certainly Chapter common concerning considered Cornelia course court criminal cross Dekker described discovered discovery disguise dressed dressed in men's Dutch early eighteenth century English Europe example existed fact female cross-dressing female soldiers French gave gender girl hand Heroine Holland homosexuality husband idea identity indication Indies Jans later lesbian less living London lover male Maria van Antwerpen marriage married men's clothing motives nature Netherlands nineteenth century period person popular positive possible practice prints prison punishment reactions reality reasons relations relationship remain role sailor seen sentence served seventeenth sexual ship social soldier sometimes songs sources story taken theme told took tradition translation transvestism trial usually Willem woman women young