Historically, American women have dressed as men for a number of reasonsto enter the military, to travel freely, to commit a criminal act, to marry other womenbut most often to secure employment. During the mid1800s and early 1900s, most jobs were barred to women, and those that were available to both sexes paid women far less. This book profiles both women who tried to pass as men and were caughtand even arrestedand those who successfully masqueraded for years. Whatever their motives, all took part in a common rebellion against an economic and social system that openly discriminated against them.
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