18TH CENTURY LIVING HISTORY, HISTORICAL TREKKING, AND PERIOD WILDERNESS LIVING.
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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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