Charlotte Charke 1713-1760: Actress, Novelist, and Transvestite.
At the age of four, Charlotte discovered the two great loves of her life: acting and cross-dressing.
From an early age she was said to enjoy male activities, such as sports, shooting, and horse racing.
At the age of four, Charlotte discovered the two great loves of her life: acting and cross-dressing.
From an early age she was said to enjoy male activities, such as sports, shooting, and horse racing.
Charlotte found success on the stage and developed a fascination with transvestite roles. She was said to be talented in such roles & in fact, most of her roles thereafter required she wear breeches. From that point forward she began to wear breeches on and off stage.
She was Britain's first female theatre manager and a pioneer celebrity author. But when she donned men's clothes and became Charles Brown, she was a gentleman’s valet, a waiter, a pastry cook, a pig farmer and a strolling player.
(Charlotte in pink below)
(Charlotte in pink below)
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