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  1. An Intimate Circle of Friends

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Moody, Linda
    Date: Oct. 13, 1984
    Topics: Crossdressing, Lesbian artists, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ archives, LGBTQ+ theater, Sexism
    Subject: Addie Manning, Anne Whitney, Boston Area Lesbian and Gay History Project, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Cushman, Edwin Booth, Eliza Cook, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gay Community News, Hamlet, Harriet Hosmer, Janet Kahn, Macbeth, Matilda Hays, Oliver Twist, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare
    Description: This article details the life and history of Charlotte Cushman and her circle of friends, many of whom were lesbians and engaged in crossdressing. There are several small typos in the article; Cush...

  2. Ella Weaner, Aged Actress, Dead.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Nov. 12, 1917
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Ella Wesner, London Theatre, The New York Times
    Description: A clipping from "The New York Times" titled: "Ella Weaner, Aged Actress, Dead" discussing the death of Ella Wesner. This item was contributed to the DTA by Hugh Ryan.

  3. IN THE WINGS.

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: May 5, 1893
    Topics: LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Performance art
    Subject: Ella Wesner, The New York Dramatic Mirror, Tony Pastor's, Vesta Tilley
    Description: A clipping from "The New York Dramatic Mirror" titled: "IN THE WINGS," discussing Vesta Tilley. This item was contributed to DTA by Hugh Ryan.

  4. News of the Theatres

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Sun
    Date: Aug. 7, 1892
    Topics: BIPOC, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Seneca Indians
    Subject: Gowongo Mohawk
    Description: A clipping from The Sun sharing various theater news stories, including Gowongo Mohawk's upcoming performance tour in England.

  5. PEOPLE'S—Gowongo Mohawk

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1897
    Topics: Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Indigenous peoples, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Native American LGBTQ+ people
    Subject: Gowongo Mohawk, Wep-Ton-No-Mah
    Description: A short article published in 1897 in the Philadelphia Inquirer detailing Gowongo Mohawk, an Indigenous male impersonator acting as the leading role in the play "Wep-Ton-No-Mah."

  6. Scrapbook 05

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Anderson, Adèle
    Date: 1975?
    Topics: Clothing, Drag, Feminism, Gender affirming surgery, Gender roles, Homosexuals, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ authors, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ theater, Motion pictures, Performance art, Transgender people
    Subject: Birmingham Gay Liberation, Cosmopolitan, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Evening Mail, Mae West, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Sun, The Sunday Times, Titbits
    Description: This scrapbook includes a range of clippings such as an article titled: "Why I changed my sex," multiple pieces on "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," and a text called "Women in Drag." This item was ...

  7. Scrapbook 06

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Anderson, Adèle
    Date: 1975? to 1982?
    Topics: Drag, Feminism, Gender affirming surgery, Gender roles, Homosexuals, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ communities, LGBTQ+ films, LGBTQ+ theater, Motion pictures, Transgender people
    Subject: Cosmopolitan, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Telegraph, Divine, Evening Mail, Evening Standard, Gay News, The Sadista Sisters, The Sun
    Description: This scrapbook includes a range of clippings such as a program for the Sadista Sisters, articles on Divine, and clippings from "Gay Films." This item was made available thanks to the University of ...

  8. Scrapbook 07

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Anderson, Adèle
    Date: 1976? to 1978?
    Topics: Androgyny, Clothing, Drag, Drag queens, Feminism, Gay pride, Gender affirming surgery, Gender expression, Gender roles, Law, Lesbianism, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ activism, LGBTQ+ clubs, LGBTQ+ theater, Pay equity, Sexuality, SM, Women's movement
    Subject: Alan Warwick, Ann Kent, April Ashley, Bart Mills, Bel Mooney, Bruce Loudon, Cliff Richard, Cosmopolitan, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Telegraph, Daphne Davis, David Delacey, David Ross, Della Aleksander, Divine, Dorothy Vanderbilt, Eleanor Hyde, Elsie Baker, Evening News, Evening Standard, Helen Lawreson, James Johnson, James Konrad, Jill Lawson, John Edwards, John Weeks, Kenneth Howard, Marilyn Farmer, Maureen Knight, Maurice Weaver, May Fair Theatre, Michael Coveney, Paul Raymond, Peter Smith, Renee Richards, Richard Wright, Sulina Judd, Sunday Mirror Reporter, Terence Shaw, The Sun, The Times, Trudi Pacter, Woman's World, Women Behind Bars
    Description: This scrapbook includes multiple clippings such as advertisements, a program for "Women Behind Bars," and articles on Renee Richards, Della Aleksander, and April Ashley. This item was made availabl...

  9. Scrapbook 09

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Anderson, Adèle
    Date: 1978?
    Topics: Abortion, Clothing, Drag, Feminism, Gender affirming surgery, Gender identity, Intersex parents, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ night life, LGBTQ+ theater, Non-monogamous people, Performance art, Polyamorous people, Queer people, Sexuality, Transsexual people
    Subject: Amanda Lear, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Daily Telegraph, Daisy Hyams, Erik Schinegger, Evening Mail, Evening News, Evening Standard, George Logan, Hinge & Bracket, Janet Lloyd, Jean Rook, May Fair Theatre, News of the World, Patrick Fyffe, Richmond Theatre, Sunday Mirror, The Guardian, The Observer, The Times
    Description: This scrapbook includes a wide range of clippings such as a program for the show "Hinge & Bracket," a few articles on Amanda Lear, and a piece titled "Launching the First Trisexual Disco." This ite...

  10. Scrapbook 11

     
    Collection: Scrapbooks and Albums
    Institution: Transgender Archives, University of Victoria
    Creator: Anderson, Adèle
    Date: 1978? to 1979?
    Topics: Clothing, Drag, Drag queens, Femininities, Feminism, Gender affirming surgery, Gender roles, Goddess movement, LGBTQ+ relationships, LGBTQ+ theater, Masculinities, Performance art, Queer relationships, Women's movement
    Subject: Barry Humphries, Bibby, Cosmopolitan, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, David Bowie, Edna Everage, Evening News, Honey, News of the World, Rolling Stone, Ronny Haag, Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Observer, The Paradise Papers, Merlin Stone, Time Out, Woman's Own
    Description: This scrapbook includes a range of clippings such as clothing advertisements, a text called "I'm Vivian—but call me Mr.," and many articles on gender roles. This item was made available thanks to t...

  11. Theatrical Notes

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Jun. 25, 1893
    Topics: BIPOC, LGBTQ+ theater, Male impersonators, Seneca Indians
    Subject: Gowongo Mohawk
    Description: An article in the Herald on Gowongo Mohawk, a Seneca male impersonator, sucessfully performing in England.