"A strange sort of being" [electronic resource] : the transgender life of Lucy Ann/Joseph Israel Lobdell, 1829-1912 / Bambi L. Lobdell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012.Description: vii, 231 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 306.76/80973 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ77.8.L63 L63 2012eb
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Contents:
"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".
Summary: "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.
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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.

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