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1title: <div class="fn"> Man into Woman, An Authentic Record of a Cha</div>
artist: unknown
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description: <div class="description"> <p>from N. Hoyer, ed., Man into Woman. An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex. The true story of the miraculous transformation of the Danish painter Einar Wegener (Andreas Sparre). London: Jarrolds, 1933. Photograph: <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">lili</u>, Paris, 1926, opp. p. 40. </p> <p>General Collections<br> Keywords: hoyer, niels; wegener, einar; sparre, andreas; CHANGE; Sex</p> </div>
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![lili elbe - image 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Man_into_Woman%2C_An_Authentic_Record_of_a_Cha_Wellcome_L0031865.jpg/500px-Man_into_Woman%2C_An_Authentic_Record_of_a_Cha_Wellcome_L0031865.jpg "lili elbe \"<div class=\\"fn\\">\nMan into Woman, An Authentic Record of a Cha</div>\"")
2title: <div class="fn"> Man into Woman, An Authentic Record of a Cha</div>
artist: unknown
source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/4d/d5/02f1d1e23e07efd126101c46d696.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0031865.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-31): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/yc42k8dy [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]
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description: <div class="description"> <p>from N. Hoyer, ed., Man into Woman. An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex. The true story of the miraculous transformation of the Danish painter Einar Wegener (Andreas Sparre). London: Jarrolds, 1933. Photograph: <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">lili</u> and her friend Claude, Beaugency, 1928 (before the operation). opp. p. 64 </p> <p>General Collections<br> Keywords: hoyer, niels; wegener, einar; sparre, andreas; CHANGE; Sex</p> </div>
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![lili elbe - image 3](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Man_into_Woman%2C_An_Authentic_Record_of_a_Cha_Wellcome_L0031866.jpg/500px-Man_into_Woman%2C_An_Authentic_Record_of_a_Cha_Wellcome_L0031866.jpg "lili elbe \"<div class=\\"fn\\">\nMan into Woman, An Authentic Record of a Cha</div>\"")
3title: <div class="fn"> Man into Woman, An Authentic Record of a Cha</div>
artist: unknown
source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/04/1d/a857f3340cb962e78a64a8edb41f.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0031866.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-31): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/aazkmy8y [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]
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4title: <div class="fn"> Man into Woman, An Authentic Record of a Cha</div>
artist: unknown
source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/7c/9c/be63de1ec78d412d027f93033279.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0031867.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-31): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/zw4ypguf [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]
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description: <div class="description"> <p>from N. Hoyer, ed., Man into Woman. An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex. The true story of the miraculous transformation of the Danish painter Einar Wegener (Andreas Sparre). London: Jarrolds, 1933. Photograph: <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">lili</u> <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">elbe</u> in the Women's Clinic, Dresden, 1930, opp. p.152. </p> <p>General Collections<br> Keywords: hoyer, niels; wegener, einar; sparre, andreas; CHANGE; Sex</p> </div>
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![lili elbe - image 5](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Man_into_Woman%2C_An_Authentic_Record_of_a_Cha_Wellcome_L0031868.jpg/500px-Man_into_Woman%2C_An_Authentic_Record_of_a_Cha_Wellcome_L0031868.jpg "lili elbe \"<div class=\\"fn\\">\nMan into Woman, An Authentic Record of a Cha</div>\"")
5title: <div class="fn"> Man into Woman, An Authentic Record of a Cha</div>
artist: unknown
source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/06/c3/fa63ee002b37c280560c3a8b1da8.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0031868.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-31): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/bptvdmq5 [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]
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description: <div class="description"> <p>from N. Hoyer, ed., Man into Woman. An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex. The true story of the miraculous transformation of the Danish painter Einar Wegener (Andreas Sparre). London: Jarrolds, 1933. Photograph: <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">lili</u> <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">elbe</u>, Copenhagen, 1930, opp. p. 176. </p> <p>General Collections<br> Keywords: hoyer, niels; wegener, einar; sparre, andreas; CHANGE; Sex</p> </div>
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![lili elbe - image 6](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Lili_Elbe_%28Einar_Wegener%29%2C_a_trans_woman._Watercolour_by_Wellcome_L0047115.jpg/500px-Lili_Elbe_%28Einar_Wegener%29%2C_a_trans_woman._Watercolour_by_Wellcome_L0047115.jpg "lili elbe \"<div class=\\"fn\\">\nLili Elbe (Einar Wegener), a trans woman. Watercolour by</div>\"")
6title: <div class="fn"> Lili Elbe (Einar Wegener), a trans woman. Watercolour by</div>
artist: unknown
date: circa 1928 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1928-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
source: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/obf_images/f3/89/a3fb2c5f7890eacfde8afb0b820d.jpg * Gallery: https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0047115.html * Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-31): https://wellcomecollection.org/works/hr7u4efp [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY-4.0]
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description: <div class="description"> <p><u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">lili</u> <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">elbe</u> was trans woman. She was born a male in Denmark in 1882 and named Einar Wegener. He married Gerda Wegener: they were both painters. He changed sex and was called <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">lili</u> <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">elbe</u>. <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">elbe</u> had several surgical operations to reconfigure her genital organs, and died in the course of her fifth operation. </p> <p>Iconographic Collections<br> Keywords: Gerda. Wegener; Fashion; Costume; <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">lili</u> <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">elbe</u></p> </div>
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![lili elbe - image 7](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Title_page_of_%27Man_into_woman_%3B_an_authentic_record_of...%27_Wellcome_L0073734.jpg/500px-Title_page_of_%27Man_into_woman_%3B_an_authentic_record_of...%27_Wellcome_L0073734.jpg "lili elbe \"<div class=\\"fn\\">\nTitle page of 'Man into woman : an authentic record of...'</div>\"")
7title: <div class="fn"> Title page of 'Man into woman : an authentic record of...'</div>
artist: unknown
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description: <div class="description"> <p>Man into woman : an authentic record of a change of sex : the true story of the miraculous transformation of the Danish painter Einar Wegener (Andreas Sparre) / edited by Niels Hoyer ; translated from the German by H.J. Stenning ; introduction by Norman Haire. </p> <p>The true story of the Danish transsexual painter <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">lili</u> <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">elbe</u>, who was born a male named Einar Wegener. </p> <p>Original published in Danish in 1931 under title: Fra mand til kvinde. </p> <p>General Collections<br> Keywords: Art; Transsexualism</p> </div>
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![lili elbe - image 8](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Frontispiece_of_%27Man_into_woman_%3B_an_authentic_record_of...%27_Wellcome_L0073735.jpg/500px-Frontispiece_of_%27Man_into_woman_%3B_an_authentic_record_of...%27_Wellcome_L0073735.jpg "lili elbe \"<div class=\\"fn\\">\nFrontispiece of 'Man into woman : an authentic record of...'</div>\"")
8title: <div class="fn"> Frontispiece of 'Man into woman : an authentic record of...'</div>
artist: unknown
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description: <div class="description"> <p>Man into woman : an authentic record of a change of sex : the true story of the miraculous transformation of the Danish painter Einar Wegener (Andreas Sparre) / edited by Niels Hoyer ; translated from the German by H.J. Stenning ; introduction by Norman Haire. </p> <p>The true story of the Danish transsexual painter <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">lili</u> <u style="background-color:yellow;" class="">elbe</u>, who was born a male named Einar Wegener. </p> <p>Original published in Danish in 1931 under title: Fra mand til kvinde. </p> <p>General Collections<br> Keywords: Art; Transsexualism</p> </div>
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![lili elbe - image 9](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina_City_Directory_%281913%29_-_DPLA_-_836477dd7ab2646dcccd7f7d8f1a324b.pdf/page1-401px-Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina_City_Directory_%281913%29_-_DPLA_-_836477dd7ab2646dcccd7f7d8f1a324b.pdf.jpg "lili elbe \"<div class=\\"fn\\">\nCharlotte, North Carolina City Directory [1913]</div>\"")
9title: <div class="fn"> Charlotte, North Carolina City Directory [1913]</div>
artist: unknown
date: 1913<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1913-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
current location: Institution|wikidata=Q192334
source: DPLA| Q192334 |hub=North Carolina Digital Heritage Center|url=https://lib.digitalnc.org/record/25435|dpla_id=836477dd7ab2646dcccd7f7d8f1a324b|local_id=C971.60 C47d v.15(1913); b3246815
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![lili elbe - image 10](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Asheville%2C_North_Carolina_City_Directory_%281932%29_-_DPLA_-_2818eab4b77fd886d80abfb9e3803828.pdf/page1-381px-Asheville%2C_North_Carolina_City_Directory_%281932%29_-_DPLA_-_2818eab4b77fd886d80abfb9e3803828.pdf.jpg "lili elbe \"<div class=\\"fn\\">\nAsheville, North Carolina City Directory [1932]</div>\"")
10title: <div class="fn"> Asheville, North Carolina City Directory [1932]</div>
artist: unknown
date: 1932<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1932-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
current location: Institution|wikidata=Q168751
source: DPLA| Q168751 |hub=North Carolina Digital Heritage Center|url=https://lib.digitalnc.org/record/24905|dpla_id=2818eab4b77fd886d80abfb9e3803828|local_id=
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