tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post7435881397301081912..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Britain's Crossdressing WomenDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-5218043980363176782011-11-06T18:18:03.125-08:002011-11-06T18:18:03.125-08:00Hat's off to you, Linda for climbing to those ...Hat's off to you, Linda for climbing to those spars! I can think of hardly anything more terrifying than to be clinging 100 feet in the air as a a ship rolls -- and to actually be expected to do something additionally strenuous while up there!Katherine Ashehttp://www.katherineashe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-5354204033069167632011-11-05T18:06:41.913-07:002011-11-05T18:06:41.913-07:00Interesting post, Linda. A popular subject for fic...Interesting post, Linda. A popular subject for fiction writers too, since Shakespeare. I'm glad Hannah got a pension, she certainly deserved it.Maggi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430261880092452319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-75046478916352028332011-11-04T19:52:24.717-07:002011-11-04T19:52:24.717-07:00Linda, what a wonderful experience to work on the ...Linda, what a wonderful experience to work on the Endevour. It's well know to us in the Pacific NW. I went out on the Zodiac, a 105? foot schooner and as a guest crew set the main sail which is pretty big. And recently, I have been researching a 19th century bark that plied the waters here. My appreciation for the crews and captain is ten-fold. Sometimes the waters between San Francisco and Puget Sound was very rough. Hats off to your gal in your novels. <br /><br />Oh, we have a documented story of an army soldier dressing up as a woman during the Civil War her WA State. A laundress was a paid position back then and often couples married to increase their pay. One laundress begged not to laid out, but when she died they discovered she was a he. People wondered why her husband ran off.historywriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646517639758524668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-90344407876128918222011-11-04T16:56:31.705-07:002011-11-04T16:56:31.705-07:00I have Lady Tars on my bookshelf and it is a good ...I have Lady Tars on my bookshelf and it is a good book. Thanks for the interesting post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12019450793013285292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-55356042172923745052011-11-04T16:41:32.370-07:002011-11-04T16:41:32.370-07:00Barbara, it was indeed an amazing experience. I&#...Barbara, it was indeed an amazing experience. I'll be speaking to the Society of Southwest Authors in Tucson Nov. 20 about how my experience led to an historical novel series. And Tim, it does raise many questions but I have to say when I worked aboard Endeavour we were so exhausted at the end of our watch that we hung our hammocks and fell instantly asleep not knowing or caring whether the sailor swinging next to us was male or female!Linda Collisonhttp://www.lindacollison.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-31268431853936263742011-11-04T10:53:22.231-07:002011-11-04T10:53:22.231-07:00I have heard of the movie and was planning to give...I have heard of the movie and was planning to give it a look-see. I find it fascinating how all these women in your post did what they had to do even under harrowing circumstances. <br /><br />Thanks for posting!Sophia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389029835067242765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-50485938525966472302011-11-04T08:00:18.206-07:002011-11-04T08:00:18.206-07:00This is a fascinating post. Not the least for the ...This is a fascinating post. Not the least for the practical questions it raises about how these women managed to keep their gender hidden. Maybe part of the answer lies in the difference between our modern day standards of hygiene and the eighteenth century version. Since folks didn't bathe much back then, there probably was little call for these women soldiers/sailors to get fully undressed.Tim Queeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09338935318384628270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-87507160462249618972011-11-04T05:40:21.961-07:002011-11-04T05:40:21.961-07:00Thanks for this post! Your ocean voyage sounds lik...Thanks for this post! Your ocean voyage sounds like a truly great experience. :)Barbara Monajemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06740868750916582900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-82261973557624377192011-11-04T03:54:33.836-07:002011-11-04T03:54:33.836-07:00Thanks to Linda Collison, author of the Patricia M...Thanks to Linda Collison, author of the Patricia MacPherson Natural Adventure series for this fascinating and informative article on Britain's Crossdressing Women. The insights into how and why they crossdressed in a time and place when women's economic opportunities were often limited by their sex provide a great mini-lesson for anyone interested in women's history.Teresa Thomas Bohannonhttp://www.myladyweb.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-70557452791853220882011-11-04T01:50:44.283-07:002011-11-04T01:50:44.283-07:00Very interesting! Thank you.Very interesting! Thank you.Phoebe's Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548739602100284299noreply@blogger.com