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15 minutes of fame: Charley Wilson, working-class trans man
Episode 1422

15 minutes of fame: Charley Wilson, working-class trans man

Fern Riddell reveals the life of Victorian-era transgender man Charley Wilson and details how his story is still relevant to us today

HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate

August 15, 202218m 47s

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Show Notes

It’s the HistoryExtra podcast’s 15th birthday, and to celebrate, we’ve asked 15 historians to nominate a figure from history they think deserves their ‘15 minutes of fame’. In this episode, Dr Fern Riddell nominates Victorian-era transgender man Charley Wilson. Speaking with Elinor Evans, she reveals why his story is important today.



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