Thread by @TheCountessIE

Jennie Hodgers, an Irish woman who emigrated to the US in 1859 is believed to be the first woman to cast a vote for a US President. Jennie achieved this by posing as a man in order to avail of employment not available to women at the time.
irishtimes.com/opinion/when-j…

Some have speculated that Jennie was a trans identified female, i.e. she felt herself to be more of a man than a woman. Others believe she simply used her male persona as a passport to access, successfully, more opportunities.
One thing is certain, however. She was born female.

She wasn't "assigned female at birth" as @RyanTubridyShow described it on his show.
What is wrong with saying "born female"?
It is the fact she was female, was a woman, that makes her life story all the more interesting and fascinating.
From 11.37
rte.ie/radio/radio1/r…

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