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18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY IN AUSTRALIA.

Thursday 5 January 2012

Women In Men's Clothing. 18th century, travelling on Louis Antoine de Bougainville's expedition


Jeanne Baret disguised herself as a boy so she could travell with Louis Antoine de Bougainville's expedition. This was in 1764, and women were not allowed on French Navy ships at this time.

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