Dorothy Lawrence
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title:
Dorothy Lawrence
text:
Dorothy Lawrence was an English journalist who posed as a male soldier to report from the front line during World War I. In 1915, she went to France, where she managed to obtain a military uniform and a false identity. Upon her arrival in Albert, Somme, she found a soldier who took her to the front lines. However, trench life affected her health, and after ten days, she revealed her sex, afraid that if she needed medical attention her true identity would be discovered and those who helped her wo
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English journalist and wartime crossdresser (circa 1888-1964)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Lawrence
date created:
2004-10-04T09:22:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T17:08:08Z
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