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  1. The Celebrated Rentz Santley Novelty Company

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Peabody Essex Museum
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1870
    Topics: Burlesque (Theater), Female impersonators, Theater, Vaudeville
    Subject: 4 Aesthetic Four 4, Alice Daily, Alice Smith, Andy and Annie Hughes, Annie Boyd, Billy Buckley, Blanch Moncrief, Bruno Kennicott, Don Jose, Dutch Daly, Edgar Edgerton, Edith Sinclair, Emma Alfredo, Emma Wilson, Esther Vaughan, Fannie Florence, Fred Wilson, Georgia Lester, Harry Morris, Harry Woodson, Kate Gresham, Laura Bennett, Lillie Ashford, Lizzie Paine, Louise Giroux, Lulu Mortimer, M. B. Leavitt, Mechanic's Hall, Millie Ellsworth, Rentz Santley, Teddy Raynor, The Masher's Quadrille, The Rentz Santley Novelty Company, The Spanish Dude, Topsy Robins, Victoria North, W.M. Skuse
  2. The Chatterbox

     
    Collection: ONE Archives Online Materials
    Institution: ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
    Creator: The Chatterbox
    Date: Mar. 15, 1971
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Crossdressing, Drag, Drag performers, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ people of color, Transgender people
    Subject: Bla Bla Cafe, Groovy Gal Contest
    Description: An edition of the Chatterbox that includes information about female impersonators, photography, and descriptions of drag competitions and events.
  3. The Chi Tribune Vol. 20 Iss. 04 (April, 1995)

     
    Collection: Chi Chapter Newsletters
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Peters, Denise
    Date: Apr. 1995
    Topics: Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ partners, Passing (Gender), Psychology, Support groups
    Subject: Be All You Want to Be, Chicago Gender Society, Cowboys La Cage, David Susskind, Deanna Johns, Denise Peters, Donna Martin, Eve Buchardt, Gemini Gender Group, Gloria Wright, International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE), Phi Epsilon Mu, Phil Donahue, Puttin on the Ritz, Sally Jesse Raphael, The Light Fatory, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self
  4. The Chi Tribune Vol. 20 Iss. 9 (September, 1995)

     
    Collection: Chi Chapter Newsletters
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Peters, Denise
    Date: Sep. 1995
    Topics: Black queer people, Coming out, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, Discrimination, Drag, Drag queens, Families, Female impersonators, Film, LGBTQ+ partners, LGBTQ+ people of color, Marriage, Suicide, Support groups, Transsexual people, Violence
    Subject: Be All You Want to Be, Candace D. Mahne, Chicago Gender Society, Holiday En Femme, Northwest Indiana Gender Group, Puttin on the Ritz, RuPaul, Suzie Roberts, Tri-Ess Society for the Second Self
  5. The Club 82 Revue... Program

     
    Collection: Drag Show Programs
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator: Russell, Kitt, Homse, Sam
    Date: circa 1961 to circa 1965
    Topics: Dancers, Drag, Drag balls, Drag queens, Entertainers, Female impersonators, Striptease
    Subject: Ella Funt, Frank Quinn, Gene Avery, Jackie Maye, Jan Taylor, Joe College, Johnny Marsh, Johnny Wilson, Kim August, Melvin Evans, Pepe Carman, Rene Del Rio, Rubay, Sandy Rogers, Terry Lane, Terry Noel, Tony Midnight, Ty Bennett, Vicki Lynn
  6. The Colored Minstrels

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: 1894
    Topics: Black people, Female impersonators, Indigenous LGBTQ+ people, Minstrel shows
    Subject: Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels, Willis Gauze
    Description: A newspaper article from The State reviewing a minstrel show mentioning Gauze, a female impersonator who was Huron and sometimes performed in white makeup.
  7. The Costumer is the Boss

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
    Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
    Creator: Foo, Wong Chin
    Date: Aug. 23, 1889
    Topics: BIPOC, Chinese, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Swintien Lok Company, Taka Wing
    Description: A clipping from the Staunton Vindicator about the costuming of the Swintien Loh theater troupe mentioning Taka Wing, a female impersonator.
  8. The Darktown Strutter's Ball

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
    Creator: Thornton, Timmie, GAY Magazine
    Date: Feb. 15, 1971
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Timmie Thornton
    Description: "The Darktown Strutter's Ball" by Timmie Thornton from from "GAY Magazine" Volume 2 Issue 44. This article discusses Timmie Thornton's experience in the drag scene.
  9. The Evangeline Combination

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Peabody Essex Museum
    Creator:
    Date: Feb. 12, 1877
    Topics: Dance, Female impersonators, Opera, Theater
    Subject: A. S. Pennoyer, BABA, Blanche Selickson, C. M. Winter, Clara Fisher, Cora Verne, Edward E. Rice, Edwin S. Tarr, Eliza Weathersby, Estelle Stroelin, Evangeline, Flora Lee, George H. Cassidy, George Ulmer, Golden and Dixey, Harry Braham, Harry Hunter, Harry Josephs, Hattie Richardson, Herman Singleton, J. Cheever Goodwin, J. P. Steele, J. R. Quincy, Lizzie Webster, Louise Winans, Lucy Wood, M. C. Daly, Mechanic Hall, N. C. Goodwin Jr., Niblo's Garden, Seth M. Crane, Stella Richings, The Boston Museum, The Evangeline Combination, The Heiffer Dance, The Lydia Thompson Troupe, W. W. Bullock
    Description: Advertisement for a production of Evangeline featuring female impersonator Harry Josephs as Catherine.
  10. The Fabulous and Incomparable Mr. Adrian Ames

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1900-1949)
    Institution: JD Doyle Archives
    Creator:
    Date: Oct. 29, 1949
    Topics: Drag, Drag queens, Female impersonators, Theatre shows
    Subject: Adrian Ames, Ariette Moreau, Dusty Clark, Hal Heeney, Three O'Clock Club
  11. The Fascinating Widow

     
    Collection: Ephemera
    Institution: Peabody Essex Museum
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1910
    Topics: Female impersonators, Theater
    Subject: Ann Kingsley, Dwight Meade, Empire Theater Players, Julian Eltinge, The Fascinating Widow, Tommie Martelle
    Description: Advertisement for the play "The Fascinating Widow" starring female impersonator Tommie Martelle in a role originated by Julian Eltinge.
  12. The Female Impersonator #4

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator:
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Drag balls, Drag queens, Drag shows, Female impersonators, Latino/a/x LGBTQ+ people, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ relationships
    Subject: Genie Dee, National Cotillion, Paris in the Spring ball, Rene Del Rio, The Little Parrot
    Description: An edition of the Female Impersonator Magazine with photos from The Paris in the Spring ball, an article with makeup tips, letters to the editor as well as an article and accompanying photographs f...
  13. The Female Impersonator No. 11

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Female Impersonator
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Crossdressing, Erotica, Female impersonators, Gender expression, Hair removal, LGBTQ+ erotic literature, LGBTQ+ magazines, LGBTQ+ theater, Sex assigned at birth, Transfemininity, Transvestites
    Subject: David Miller, Jimmy Lane
    Description: Female Impersonator volume including erotic photography of crossdressers, an erotic story and photography of drag performance.
  14. The Female Impersonator No. 13

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Female Impersonator
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Black LGBTQ+ people, Black transgender people, Crossdressing, Erotica, Female impersonators, Kinks and fetishes, LGBTQ+ erotic literature, LGBTQ+ theater, Transvestites
    Subject: Brandy Lee, Chili Pepper, David Miller, Divine, Hedy Jo Starr, Peaches, Pudgy Roberts
    Description: Female Impersonator volume including an ad for an exotic shoe catalogue, photography of crossdressers and drag performers, two erotic short stories, and sensual photographs of crossdressers.
  15. The Female Impersonator No. 14

     
    Collection: Short Runs of Periodicals
    Institution: Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive
    Creator: The Female Impersonator
    Date: Unknown
    Topics: Clothing, Crossdressing, Erotica, Female impersonators, Gender expression, Kinks and fetishes, LGBTQ+ erotic literature, LGBTQ+ magazines, Transvestites
    Subject: Brandy Lee, Club 82, Dick Connors, Frisco Follies
    Description: Female Impersonator volume including pornographic photography of crossdressers, photos of drag performers, and an erotic story with accompanying pictures.