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Author Wheelwright, Julie.

Title Amazons and military maids : women who dressed as men in the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness / Julie Wheelwright
Published London ; Boston : Pandora, 1989

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 W'PONDS  306.77 Whe/Aam  AVAILABLE
Description xv, 205 pages, <24>pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24cm
Contents Includes index
Summary Drawing on memoirs, letters and diaries, exposes the hidden history of women who chose to live, work and love as men. It reveals for the first time a long, popular tradition in Western culture, tracing these heroines from the height of their popularity in the 1700s to their re-emergence as a nation's pride and joy during the First World War. Wheelwright uncovers tales of adventure as women embark on great journeys, search for lost lovers or simple escape the dull confines of domestic life. She shows the price these women paid for their freedom, and how changing concepts of masculinity and femininity still marshal our behavior today.--From publisher description
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 196-201
Subject Amazons -- History.
Cross-dressing -- History.
Cross-dressing.
Male impersonators -- History.
Male impersonators.
Cross-dressing -- Women.
Cross-dressers.
Women soldiers -- History -- 18th century.
Women soldiers -- History -- 19th century.
Women soldiers -- History -- 20th century.
Women soldiers -- History.
Women soldiers.
Women -- Social conditions.
LC no. 90106373
ISBN 0044403569
0044404948