Were I Not A Girl: The Inspiring and True Story of Dr. James Barry - Lisa Robinson - Books - Random House USA Inc - 9781984849069 - October 20, 2020
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Were I Not A Girl: The Inspiring and True Story of Dr. James Barry

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This unique picture book biography tells the story of Dr. James Barry, born female, who lived as a man from age 18 to his death. Like other girls of her time, Margaret Bulkley didn't go to school. She wouldn't grow up to own property, be a soldier, a doctor, or hold any job other than perhaps maid or governor--such was a girl's lot in 19th century England. And was she comfortable born in a girl's body? We will never know. What we do know is that at the age of 18, she tugged off her stockings and dress, cut her red-gold curls, and vanished. In her place appeared a young man. Margaret became James Barry. James would attend medical school, become a doctor and a soldier, travel the world. He would fall in love, deliver babies, and fight in a duel. And he would live a rich full life. Here is a picure book that is both a fascinating and sensitively drawn portrait of someone who would not be undervalued, and an important introduction to the concept of gender identity.

40 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released October 20, 2020
ISBN13 9781984849069
Publishers Random House USA Inc
Pages 40
Dimensions 260 × 260 × 9 mm   ·   448 g
Language English  
Illustrator Berke, Lauren Simkin

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