Monsieur d'Eon is a woman a tale of political intrigue and sexual masquerade Kates, Gary 1952- creator author. text bibliography biography Biography. Biography. History. Biography. Biographies. nyu 1995 1995 monographic eng print xxiii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm "Born in 1728, French aristocrat Charles d'Eon de Beaumont had served his country as a diplomat, soldier, and spy for fifteen years when rumors that he was in fact a woman began to circulate in the courts of Europe. D'Eon denied nothing and was finally compelled by Louis XVI to give up male attire and live as a woman, something d'Eon did without complaint for the next three decades. Although celebrated as one of the century's most remarkable women, d'Eon was, after his death in 1810, revealed to have been unambiguously male. Gary Kates's acclaimed biography of d'Eon recreates 18th-century European society in brilliant detail and offers a compelling portrait of an individual who challenged its conventions about gender and identity."--Jacket. Prologue: The Discovery -- A French Chevaliere -- Maiden Voyage -- Foreign Minister Vergennes -- Tonnerre -- D'Eon's Patrons -- Rose Bertin -- Marie-Antoinette -- Franklin and Voltaire -- Public Perceptions -- D'Eon on d'Eon -- The Hopes of a Good Patriot -- The Rise and Fall of a Statesman -- Louis XV's Diplomacy -- The King's Secret -- Conti and Russia -- The Russian Myth Reexamined -- Diplomacy in Russia -- Dragoon Captain -- Making Peace -- The Secret in England -- Reversal of Fortune -- Recalled -- D'Eon to Louis XV and Broglie -- Broglie to Louis XV -- Scapegoat -- The Lettres, memoires, et negociations -- Libel -- Indictment -- Royal Decree of 1 April 1766 -- Inside d'Eon's Library -- D'Eon to Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- Rousseau's Disciple -- D'Eon's Library -- Pompadour and La Pucelle -- Contra Rousseau -- The Transformation -- Contexts -- Rumors -- Drouet's Visit -- Macaulay, d'Epinay, and the Femme Savante -- Hannah Snell and the Amazons -- Morande -- Louis XVI -- The Letter to Poissonier -- The Transaction -- Beaumarchais Bets -- Beaumarchais "To Mlle Genev. L. Deon de Beaumont" -- D'Eon to Beaumarchais -- D'Eon Sues Morande -- Lord Mansfield's Court -- D'Eon's Christian Feminism -- Considering Convents -- Reborn Again -- Return to England -- Gendered Theology -- Christian Feminist. Gary Kates. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Phyllis R. Frye Collection. Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-353) and index. Donated by Phyllis R. Frye 20171218 e-fr--- Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d' 1728-1810 Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d' 1728-1810 Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d' 1728-1810 Eon de Beaumont, Charles Geneviève Louis Auguste André Timothée d' Female impersonators France Biography Diplomats France Biography France Foreign relations 1715-1774 Gender identity France History 18th century Transsexualism Gender Identity History, 18th Century History, 19th Century France Diplomatic relations Diplomats Female impersonators Gender identity France Sekserol Travestie Biografie 1700-1799 fast DC135.E6 K37 1995 944/.034/092 B WM 611 K19m 1995 15.70 Monsieur D'Eon is a woman Kates, Gary, 1952- New York : Basic Books, ©1995 (OCoLC)624394838 Monsieur D'Eon is a woman Kates, Gary, 1952- New York : Basic Books, ©1995 (OCoLC)629905395 0465047610 9780465047611 95007335 DLC 950210 20191021080959.0 in00003989172 eng