Woman "reprimanded" by police for "masquerading in men's attire" in Evans (1902)
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Title
Woman "reprimanded" by police for "masquerading in men's attire" in Evans (1902)
Subject
gender impersonation
Description
The Greeley Tribune records an incident of an officer reprimanding a woman and her husband for gender impersonation while walking down the street. The woman claimed to have done the "masquerading" as a lark, but the offense was considered severe by the local constabulary, although the couple was released on their own cognition
Creator
Greeley Tribune
Source
Colorado Historic Newspapers
Publisher
"Masquerading in Men's Attire," Greeley Tribune, November 27, 1902, pp. 6.
Date
November 27, 1902
Contributor
Thomas R. Dunn (researcher)
Rights
Public domain -- published before 1926
Format
PDF, JPEG
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Newspaper
Files
Collection
Citation
Greeley Tribune, “Woman "reprimanded" by police for "masquerading in men's attire" in Evans (1902),” Northern Colorado Queer Memory Project, accessed February 8, 2023, https://nocoqueermemory.omeka.net/items/show/125.