From Female to Male: The Life of Jack Bee Garland

Synopsis

A mysterious person who dressed in men's clothes came to Stockton, CA and lived on an "ark" (houseboat). It was deemed that Babe Bean, although female, was not breaking any laws by cross-dressing, as he was not attempting any criminal activity. Many newspaper articles written by Bean provide the information of this book. Bean/Garland never enjoyed the company of women or wanted to be one. He wrote that he completely enjoyed male company and male pastimes. Later Bean moved onto San Francisco and continued writing newspaper articles. As a male, Jack Bean was present in Manila during the Spanish American War. Later in San Francisco, the earthquake and resulting fires brought Bean into rescue nursing, a skill learned in the war. Then cross-dressing was outlawed altogether. Bean changed his name to Jack Bee Garland and was known as a male until his death. At that time, his background became publicly known. Bibliography of sources is given at the end of the book.

Copyright:

1990

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

180 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781555831509

Publisher:

N/A

Date of Addition:

07/24/08

Copyrighted By:

Louis Sullivan

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Social Studies

Submitted By:

Liz Halperin

Proofread By:

Amber W

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.