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Chevalier d'Éon: The Incredible Life of 18th Century France’s Genderbending Spy

Uploaded 10-06-21

10 Jun 2021

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Source/Further reading:

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, super in-depth essay (paywall): https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-7523 

Thoughtful podcast on d’Eon’s place in trans history: https://www.historicalblindness.com/blogandpodcast//the-story-of-chevalier-deon-and-the-inadequacy-of-the-historical-analysis-of-transgender-identity 

Cached version of Art UK’s biography: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:NNF2LJWvd-cJ:https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-gender-fluidity-of-the-chevalier-don+&cd=17&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=cz 

NYT Review of book on d’Eon: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1995/07/31/991495.html?pageNumber=38 

History, the 7 Years War: https://www.history.com/topics/france/seven-years-war 

Russia’s metamorphosis balls: https://www.vogue.com/article/catherine-the-great-hbo-real-life-metamorphosis-balls





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