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Actual Crossdressing Drama Heroine Emma Edmonds, oh my God, I’ve never encountered a historical individual whose life aligns
so exactly with every single trope of romantic cross-dressing fiction.
Like, reading about her lfe, I could picture exactly where to put each angsty romantic flashback set to
sad pop music.

OK, so Emma Edmonds:
– runs away from home as a teenager to escape an UNWANTED ARRANGED MARRIAGE
– becomes a salesman and buys a fancy carriage and becomes QUITE A LADIES’ MAN
–
joins the army, along with a buddy of hers who has only known her as
flashy Bible salesman Frank Thompson and therefore can vouch that she is
indeed QUITE THE LADIES’ MAN
– meets, and falls for, a hot idealistic doctor named Jerome Robbins (no relation, presumably)
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who conveniently kept a diary so he could record sentiments like
“[Frank] is an assistant in the hospital and I think well able to win
and repair the hearts of those around him […] A mystery seems to be
connected with him. Hard to name.”
– ‘something WEIRD is definitely UP with my STRANGELY LOVABLE BRO … but WHAT??’
– “I arose greatly refreshed after a good sound sleep on a couch with my friend Frank Thompson” I’M SURE

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