Female Masculinity

About “Female Masculinity”

Female Masculinity examines the historical and cultural expressions of masculinity among women, tracing its presence from nineteenth-century pre-lesbian practices to contemporary drag king performances. The book explores diverse gender expressions such as the stone butch, butch/femme roles in lesbian communities, transgender dykes, and female-to-male transsexuals, while analyzing figures like Anne Lister and Radclyffe Hall, and addressing topics including women and boxing, butches in film, and male impersonators.