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A strange sort of being : the transgender life of Lucy Ann/Joseph Israel Lobdell, 1829-1912
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"After leaving home, Lucy Ann Lobdell moved to the frontier, married a woman, and lived for sixty years as a man named "Joe." Although twentieth-century scholars have labeled her a lesbian, this st...
"After leaving home, Lucy Ann Lobdell moved to the frontier, married a woman, and lived for sixty years as a man named "Joe." Although twentieth-century scholars have labeled her a lesbian, this study incorporates queer theory, analysis of stories about Lucy and Joe, and Lobdell's own writings to reveal that he was actually a transgendered man."--Provided by publisher.
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- Creator
- Bambi L. Lobdell
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2012]
- ©2012
- Physical Details
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- vii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780786448050, 0786448059
- OCLC
- ocn759050066
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- "Some do call me a strange sort of being" -- The singing teacher of Bethany -- The queer couple -- "A man in all that the name implies" -- Appendix A. Narrative of Lucy Ann Lobdell, the female hunter of Delaware and Sullivan Counties, N.Y. -- Appendix B. Lunacy testimonials -- Appendix C. Wise's "Case of sexual perversion" -- Appendix D. Excerpts from The history of Meeker County