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Maria Van Antwerpen
Maria van Antwerpen (1719–1781) was a Dutch people, Dutch soldier and cross dresser. She is perhaps the most famous and well-documented example of a Wartime cross-dressers, female cross dresser enlisting in the army as a man. She is considered by the Dutch historians Rudolf Dekker and L.J.M. van de Pol as a transsexual woman.Rudolf Dekker and L.M.J. van de Pol,Maria van Antwerpen, een transseksuele vrouw uit de achttiende eeuw? in: ''Documentatieblad werkgroep Achttiende eeuw'' (1985), 103-117. Maria married twice to women. Two biography, biographies were published about Maria in her own lifetime, one by Franciscus Lievens Kersteman in 1751. Life Van Antwerpen was born in Breda, the daughter of a brewer. She was orphaned at thirteen and worked as a servant maid until she was fired in the middle of winter in 1745. She enlisted in the military as ''Jan van Ant'' in 1746 and married the sergeant daughter Johanna Cramers in 1748. Recognised by a former employer in 1751, she was put ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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