Books like Female Husbands by Jen Manion
Jen Manion investigates the forgotten stories of British and American individuals assigned female at birth who lived and loved as men. The book shows how their identities were often exposed only through divorce proceedings and subsequently reported by the press as “female husbands.” In doing so, it offers an insightful examination of the intersections among trans identity, women's rights, and sapphic history.
First publish date: 2020
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Jen Manion
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