The Tradition of Female Transvestism in Early Modern Europe
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: June 15, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780312173340
Subjects: Europe - General; Gender Studies; Women's Studies - General; History / General; Sociology; History: World
First sentence: On 23 February in the year 1769, a woman was condemned by the court of the Dutch city of Gouda for 'gross and excessive fraud in changing her name and quality' and 'mocking holy and human laws concerning marriage'.