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.
| ISBN: | 9781984849052 |
| Publication date: | 7th October 2020 |
| Author: | Lisa Robinson |
| Illustrator: | Lauren Simkin Berke |
| Publisher: | Schwartz & Wade Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 40 pages |
| Genres: |
Children's and Young Adult Fiction |