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Challenging Gender Boundaries: A Trans Biography Project by Students of Catherine Jacquet

A collection of biographies written by the students in Catherine Jacquet's Fall 2012 class at the University of Illinois, Chicago. The class was titled "Gender Non-Conformity in Historical Perspective." 

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Alan L. Hart
  • A Brief Biography of Elagabalus: the transgender ruler of Rome
  • Christine Jorgensen
  • Albert D. J. Cashier: Woman Warrior, Insane Civil War Veteran, or Transman?
  • “Hell Hath No Fury like a Drag Queen Scorned”: Sylvia Rivera’s Activism, Resistance, and Resilience
  • Marsha “Pay it no Mind” Johnson
  • Brandon Teena
  • Carlett Brown: The Extreme Marginalization of Transwomen of Color
  • The Fearless Character of One Eyed Charley
  • Willi Ninja: Voguing Butch Queen

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