"Some do call me a strange sort of being" -- The singing teacher of Bethany -- The queer couple -- "A man in all that the name implies".
Summary:
"After leaving home, Lucy Ann Lobdell moved to the frontier, married a woman, and lived for sixty years as a man named "Joe." Although twentieth-century scholars have labeled her a lesbian, this study incorporates queer theory, analysis of stories about Lucy and Joe, and Lobdell's own writings to reveal that he was actually a transgendered man"--Provided by publisher.
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