In 18th-century France, Chevalière d’Éon became famous as a brilliant spy and diplomat- and one of the first openly transgender figures in European history. Throughout their life, it was unknown if they were a man or a woman, living boldly between identities and loyalties, carrying out secret missions for both France and England. Follow us on Instagram: @watchhercookpodcast Sources: She went to the field : women soldiers of the Civil War : Tsui, Bonnie : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive The Incredible Chevalier d'Eon, Who Left France as a Male Spy and Returned as a Christian Woman - Atlas Obscura D'Eon de Beaumont, his life and times; : Homberg, Octave, 1876-1941 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Lettres, mémoires et négociations particuliéres du chevalier d'Éon : Misitre Plemipotentiaire aupres du Roi de la Grande-Bretagne; avec M.M. les Ducs de Praslin, de Nivernois, de Sainte-Foy, & Regnier de Guerchy, Ambassad. Extr. &c.&c.&c. : Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d', 1728-1810 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive The Chevalière d'Eon, Transgender Autobiography and Identity - Morris - 2019 - Gender & History - Wiley Online Library The French Diplomat Who Lived as Both a Man and a Woman | HISTORY Charles, chevalier d’Éon de Beaumont | French secret agent, Eonism | Britannica French Revolution: Timeline, Causes & Dates | HISTORY Louis XIV | Palace of Versailles BBC - History - King Louis XV Le Secret du roi ou l'histoire d'une sottise on JSTOR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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