"Masquerading in Male Attire"

Women Passing as Men in America, 1844-1920

Nonfiction, History
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Author: Kerry Segrave ISBN: 9781476633213
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: April 26, 2018
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Kerry Segrave
ISBN: 9781476633213
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: April 26, 2018
Imprint:
Language: English

Historically, American women have dressed as men for a number of reasons: to enter the military, to travel freely, to commit a criminal act, to marry other women—most often however to secure employment. During the 1800s and early 1900s, most jobs were barred to women, and those that were available to both sexes paid women far less. This book profiles both women who passed as men and were caught—even arrested—and those who successfully masqueraded for years. Whatever the motive, all took part in a common rebellion against an economic and social system that openly discriminated against them.

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Historically, American women have dressed as men for a number of reasons: to enter the military, to travel freely, to commit a criminal act, to marry other women—most often however to secure employment. During the 1800s and early 1900s, most jobs were barred to women, and those that were available to both sexes paid women far less. This book profiles both women who passed as men and were caught—even arrested—and those who successfully masqueraded for years. Whatever the motive, all took part in a common rebellion against an economic and social system that openly discriminated against them.

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