{"product_id":"masquerading-in-male-attire-women-passing-as-men-in-america-1844-1920-9781476673615","title":"\"Masquerading in Male Attire\": Women Passing as Men in America, 1844-1920","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kerry Segrave\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Historically, American women have dressed as men for a number of reasons: to enter the military, to travel freely, to commit a criminal act, to marry other women--most often however to secure employment. During the 1800s and early 1900s, most jobs were barred to women, and those that were available to both sexes paid women far less.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book profiles both women who passed as men and were caught--even arrested--and those who successfully masqueraded for years. Whatever the motive, all took part in a common rebellion against an economic and social system that openly discriminated against them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46472225063063,"sku":"9781476673615","price":4599.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476673615.jpg?v=1766252353","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/masquerading-in-male-attire-women-passing-as-men-in-america-1844-1920-9781476673615","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}