#people/gender-outlaws

Helen Thompson

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Key Dates

June 30, 1899 - Helen Thompson is arrested for masquerading in male attire. "The gay Helen was also packing a gun," as reported by the Cripple Creek Weekly Tribune & Advertiser.

References

Cripple Creek Weekly Tribune & Advertiser. “Arrested for Dressing in Male Attire.” July 1, 1899. PPLD Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.ppld.org/nodes/view/893209. ↩︎

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Research and writing within is by Nico Wilkinson, unless otherwise stated.