On 03/08/15 11:18, Fæ wrote:
In the case of James
Barry, she lived as a man but was born a woman. As this is a
historical case, today's terminology (such as 'transgender') does not
fit well, but certainly Barry can be accurately identified as a woman
and is regularly quoted as having notability for being the first
British woman doctor, albeit by deception during her life time.
There is a comment here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Barry
James Barry (surgeon) (c. 1790s–1865), physician with disputed gender
Gordo