Thanks to my friend Soraya Field Fiorio, I came to be acquainted with Catalina de Erauso, or the Lieutenant Nun, the swashbuckling, cross-dressing pirate. Ms. Erauso was born in 1585. At the age of 15 she escaped from the nunnery to which she had been sent, revamped her habit into men’s clothing, and boarded a [...]
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Catalina de Erauso
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Feminism, Humour, Pirate, Queer, Sexuality, swashbuckler, transvestite on May 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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