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[felis_ultharus]

I think this'll be my mast historical entry on New France before my conclusion: Queer women in New France and the case of Esther Brandeau.

Next stop: British North America (1760-1867).

In the end, I had a bit more material for this last one than I figured I would, but damn it was hard to find. No one is doing research on this subject, I think, other than me. I still would've liked to have written more about Brandeau, if I could've found more material on her.

I keep stumbling on to all sorts of weird and wonderful stories, long forgotten in mouldering archives, and most of which aren't relevant to my other site so they won't be posted there. I may post some here, when I have more time.

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[pinkville.livejournal.com]

Amazing and difficult subject. Glad you (someone) is doing it!

I much enjoyed this book: Spirit and the Flesh: Sexual Diversity in American Indian Culture, by Walter L. Williams. Some astounding stories in it, too.

I hope you do post more of what you've found. Things in archives need to come to the surface!

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

And I've heard of that book! Some of my sources for this stuff have referenced it!

I will, but probably not this week -- I work this weekend.

[pinkville.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. It's a very interesting book - with many horrors and many uplifting stories, from before Europeans came tothe present day.

In your own time... :~)