This book is about women who passed themselves off as men for a
variety of reasons. Some did so successfully for years and even for
decades. Some were caught and arrested by the police only hours
after donning their disguise. For some women the act of cross
dressing was a minor event, undertaken on a bet, or for a lark. For
other women it was a political, feminist statement and a
long-lasting way of life. Women cross dressed for various reason-to
enter the military, to be able to travel freely, to commit a
criminal act, to marry another women, but most of all these women
undertook the disguise for economic reasons. Standard female dress
of the time precluded women from doing many jobs. Most jobs, in any
event, were barred to women. The few jobs filled by either sex
always paid women less than the wages men received. This book is
about a large number of women who were engaged in individual revolt
against an obscenely unfair economic system that discriminated
openly and egregiously against women. For virtually all the women
profiled in this book the act of passing as a man was an act of
rebellion against patriarcy.
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