A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year "I visited
womanhood and stayed. It was not for the pleasures, though I
discovered many I had not imagined, and many pains too. But
calculating pleasures and pains was not the point. The point was
who I am." Once a golden boy of conservative economics and a child
of 1950s privilege, Deirdre McCloskey (formerly Donald) had wanted
to change genders from the age of eleven. But it was a different
time, one hostile to any sort of straying from the path--against
gays, socialists, women with professions, men without hats, and so
on--and certainly against gender transition. Finally, in 1995, at
the age of fifty-three, it was time for McCloskey to cross the
gender line. Crossing is the story of McCloskey's dramatic and
poignant transformation from Donald to Dee to Deirdre. She
chronicles the physical procedures and emotional evolution required
and the legal and cultural roadblocks she faced in her journey to
womanhood. By turns searing and humorous, this is the unflinching,
unforgettable story of her transformation--what she lost, what she
gained, and the women who lifted her up along the way.
General
Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2019 |
Authors: |
Deirdre N. McCloskey
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-66256-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-226-66256-X |
Barcode: |
9780226662565 |
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