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Before Trans: Three Gender Stories from Nineteenth-Century France by Rachel Mesch (Hardcover, 2020)

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A fascinating exploration of three individuals in fin-de-siecle France who pushed the boundaries of gender identity. Before the term transgender existed, there were those who experienced their gender in complex ways. Before Trans examines the lives and writings of Jane Dieulafoy (1850-1916), Rachilde (1860-1953), and Marc de Montifaud (1845-1912), three French writers whose gender expression did not conform to nineteenth-century notions of femininity. Dieulafoy fought alongside her husband in the Franco-Prussian War and traveled with him to the Middle East; later she wrote novels about girls becoming boys and enjoyed being photographed in her signature men's suits. Rachilde became famous in the 1880s for her controversial gender-bending novel Monsieur Venus, published around the same time that she started using a calling card that read Rachilde, Man of Letters. Montifaud began her career as an art critic before turning to erotic writings, for which she was repeatedly charged with offense to public decency ; she wore tailored men's suits and a short haircut for much of her life and went by masculine pronouns among certain friends. Dieulafoy, Rachilde, and Montifaud established themselves as fixtures in the literary world of fin-de-siecle Paris at the same time as French writers, scientists, and doctors were becoming increasingly fascinated with sexuality and sexual difference. Even so, the concept of gender identity as separate from sexual identity did not yet exist. Before Trans explores these three figures' lifelong efforts to articulate a sense of selfhood that did not precisely align with the conventional gender roles of their day. Their intricate, personal stories provide vital historical context for our own efforts to understand the nature of gender identity and the ways in which it might be expressed.

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Stanford University Press
ISBN-13
9781503606739
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360 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Before Trans: Three Gender Stories from Nineteenth-Century France
Publication Year
2020
Subject
History
Type
Textbook
Author
Rachel Mesch
Subject Area
Gender Issues
Format
Hardcover

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229 mm
Item Width
152 mm

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United States
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Rachel Mesch
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Biographies & True Stories

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