Emmons, Elizabeth, 1817-1841. The Female sailor. Emmons, Elizabeth, 1817-1841 -- Portraits. Gender non-conforming people. Gender-nonconforming people. Fictitious characters. Women sailors. Disabilities. Queer history. Cross-dressing. Vision disorders. In A Sketch of the life of Elizabeth Emmons, or, The female sailor. 2nd ed. (Boston, 1841), frontispiece. Elizabeth Emmons is probably a fictitious character. Waist-length portrait of the partially-sighted woman on board ship, wearing a sailor uniform. [Boston : s.n.] [1841?] Engravings -- 1840-1849. Portrait prints -- 1840-1849. 1 print : engraving ; 9.0 x 5.5 cm Islandora:60514 http://librarycompany.org/crossdressing/section2.htm http://librarycompany.org/gayatlcp/section6.html