"A strange sort of being"
Lobdell, Bambi L., 1956-
"A strange sort of being" the transgender life of Lucy Ann/Joseph Israel Lobdell, 1829-1912 / [electronic resource] : Bambi L. Lobdell. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012. - vii, 231 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Some do call me a strange sort of being" -- The singing teacher of Bethany -- The queer couple -- "A man in all that the name implies".
"After leaving home, Lucy Ann Lobdell moved to the frontier, married a woman, and lived for sixty years as a man named "Joe." Although twentieth-century scholars have labeled her a lesbian, this study incorporates queer theory, analysis of stories about Lucy and Joe, and Lobdell's own writings to reveal that he was actually a transgendered man"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2012.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Lobdell, Lucy Ann, b. 1829.
Transgender people--United States--Case studies.
Transsexuals--United States--Case studies.
Lesbians--United States--Case studies.
Gender identity--United States--Case studies.
Queer theory.
Electronic books.
HQ77.8.L63 / L63 2012eb
306.76/80973
"A strange sort of being" the transgender life of Lucy Ann/Joseph Israel Lobdell, 1829-1912 / [electronic resource] : Bambi L. Lobdell. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012. - vii, 231 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Some do call me a strange sort of being" -- The singing teacher of Bethany -- The queer couple -- "A man in all that the name implies".
"After leaving home, Lucy Ann Lobdell moved to the frontier, married a woman, and lived for sixty years as a man named "Joe." Although twentieth-century scholars have labeled her a lesbian, this study incorporates queer theory, analysis of stories about Lucy and Joe, and Lobdell's own writings to reveal that he was actually a transgendered man"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2012.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Lobdell, Lucy Ann, b. 1829.
Transgender people--United States--Case studies.
Transsexuals--United States--Case studies.
Lesbians--United States--Case studies.
Gender identity--United States--Case studies.
Queer theory.
Electronic books.
HQ77.8.L63 / L63 2012eb
306.76/80973