Masquerading in Male Attire
Subtitle: Women Passing As Men in America 1844-1920
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Apr 16, 2018
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9781476673615
Description: "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--but most often to secure employment. Whatever their motives, all took part in a common rebellion against an economic and social system that openly discriminated against them"--
Notes: Source title: Masquerading in Male Attire: Women Passing As Men in America 1844-1920