Joseph Lobdell
| Joseph Lobdell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Lucy Ann Lobdell December 2, 1829 |
| Died |
1912 Binghamton State Hospital, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Joe Lobdell, Lucy Ann Slater |
| Spouse(s) |
George Washington Slater Marie Louise Perry |
Joseph Lobdell (born in 1829 as Lucy Ann Lobdell), was a 19th century person assigned female at birth who lived as a man for sixty years.[1] 20th-century scholars have labeled Lobdell a lesbian; others have argued that Lobdell was really a transgender man.[2] An 1877 New York Times article referred to Lobdell's life as "one of the most singular family histories ever recorded."[3]
Life
Lucy Ann Lobdell was born December 2, 1829 to a working-class family living in Westerlo,[4] Albany County, New York. She married George Washington Slater, who was reportedly mentally abusive and abandoned Lobdell shortly after the birth of their daughter, Helen.[1] Lobdell was known for marksmanship and nicknamed "The Female Hunter of Delaware County."[2] They were also known to be an accomplished fiddle player and opened a singing school for a time.[5] Lobdell received a Civil War pension[6] when Slater was killed in the war.[5] Lobdell entered the County Poor House in Delhi, N.Y., in 1860, where they met Marie Louise Penny.[5] They later married Penny in 1861[7] in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. In 1879, Lobdell was taken away to the Willard Insane Asylum in Ovid, New York.[5] While in the asylum, Lobdell became a patient of Dr. P.M. Wise, who published a brief article “A Case of Sexual Perversion,” in which the doctor noted Lobdell said “she considered herself a man in all that the name implies.”[8]
References
- 1 2 Lobdell, Bambi L. (2011-12-12). "A Strange Sort of Being": The Transgender Life of Lucy Ann / Joseph Israel Lobdell, 1829-1912. McFarland. ISBN 9780786488452.
- 1 2 "The Real Story of the Female Hunter of Delaware County". www.advocate.com. 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ↑ "A MOUNTAIN ROMANCE.; STRANGE LIFE OF UNHAPPY WOMEN A SINGULAR FAMILY HISTORY THE FEMALE HUNTRESS OF LONG EDDY STRANGE LOVE OF TWO WOMEN AN ACCOMPLISHED BOSTON GIRL A VOLUNTARY OUTCAST AN UNFORTUNATE DAUGHTER.". query.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ↑ "Lucy Ann Lobdell". www.oneonta.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- 1 2 3 4 Simon, Ray (October 22, 2015). "Joe Lobdell: tragedy and triumph of a 19th-century transition". Philadelphia Gay News. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ↑ "Approved Pension File for Lucy A. L. Slater, Widow of Private George Slater, Company G, 128th New York Infantry Regiment (WC-259782)". National Archives Catalog. June 16, 2016.
- ↑ "LucyJoe | Living in the Woods". www.lucyjoe.com. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ↑ "Lucy Ann Lobdell: P.M. Wise, "Case of Sexual Perversion," January 1883 · Gender-Crossing Women, 1782-1920 · outhistory.org". outhistory.org. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
External links
- Klaber, William (2015-02-17). The Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell: A Novel. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781466867956.
- Lobdell, Lucy Ann (1855). Narrative of Lucy Ann Lobdell, the female hunter of Sullivan and Delaware Counties, N.Y. New York: New-York : Published for the authoress, 1855. OCLC 54271838.
- Approved Pension File for Lucy A. L. Slater, Widow of Private George Slater, Company G, 128th New York Infantry Regiment (WC-259782)
- Lobdell, Bambi Lyn (2007-01-01). "A man in all that the name implies: Reclassification of Lucy Ann/Joseph Israel Lobdell". STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMTON.