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Maritgen Jans/David Jans

17th c Dutch woman who tried unsuccessfully to enlist in male disguise, but kept the disguise to earn higher wages.

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Lesbian Historic Motif Project: #46b - Dekker & van de Pol 1989 The Tradition of Female Transvestism in Early Modern Europe (ch 3-4)

Chapter 3: Motives