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The Curious Case of Miss Schwich: A Victorian Girl in Boy’s Clothing

In October of 1886, at the Marlborough Street Police Court in London, a young woman dressed in boy’s clothing was charged with stealing from her employer....

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Overzealous Research Lands Cross-Dressing Victorian Writer in the Dock

In 1891, an elderly man in a dress, discovered strolling down Regent Street, was arrested and charged with “being in a public thoroughfare dressed as a woman."...

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The Notorious 1880 Police Raid of the Cross-Dressing Ball at Temperance Hall

On September 24, 1880, the police received information that a fancy dress ball scheduled to be held that night was going to be of an improper character....

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