Patricia Morgan (transgender woman) explained

Patricia Morgan
Birth Date:12 March 1939
Birth Place:Jersey City, New Jersey
Nationality:American
Known For:Early recipient of gender reassignment surgery

Patricia Anne Morgan (also known as Patricia Anne Glavocich, born 12 March 1939[1] [2] – died 1986?[3]) was an American businesswoman and former sex worker who became, in the early 1960s, one of the earliest people to undergo gender reassignment surgery in the United States.[4]

She was one of the patients of the pioneering surgeon Elmer Belt.[5] In 1973, she published her autobiography, The Man-Maid Doll,[6] in which she describes her experience of early experimental surgery in detail.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Drag. 1974. Lee's Mardi Gras Enterprises, Inc.. Digital Transgender Archive. inside front cover.
  2. Book: Morgan, Patricia, 1939 March 12-. The Man-Maid Doll. Hoffman, Paul.. 1973. 0-8184-0158-3. Secaucus, New Jersey. 2405165.
  3. Web site: Patricia Morgan (1939 - ?1986) sex worker, business woman.. 2009-08-09. A Gender Variance Who's Who. 2020-03-02.
  4. Book: Female Mimics. 1963. 4. Selbee Associates, Inc.. Digital Transgender Archive. 1. 3.
  5. Book: MEYEROWITZ, Joanne J.. How Sex Changed. 2009-06-30. Harvard University Press. 978-0-674-04096-0. en. 192.
  6. Book: Stryker. Susan. The Transgender Studies Reader. Whittle. Stephen. 2013-10-18. Routledge. 978-1-135-39891-0. en. 685.
  7. Book: Stryker. Susan. The Transgender Studies Reader. Whittle. Stephen. 2013-10-18. Routledge. 978-1-135-39891-0. en. 689.