A Strange Sort of Being
Subtitle: The Transgender Life of Lucy Ann/Joseph Israel Lobdell, 1829-1912
By: Bambi L. Lobdell
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780786448050
Subjects: Transsexuals; Transgender people; Lesbians; Gender identity; Queer theory; Case studies
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "Some do call me a strange sort of being"; title: The singing teacher of Bethany; title: The queer couple; title: "A man in all that the name implies".