Jan Morris
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| - | "I was three or perhaps four years old when I realized that I had been born into the [[wrong body]], and should really be a girl. I remember the moment well, and it is the earliest memory of my life." --''[[Conundrum (1974, Jan Morris)|Conundrum]]'' (1974) by Jan Morris | + | "I was three or perhaps four years old when I realized that I had been born into the [[wrong body]], and should really be a girl. I remember the moment well, and it is the [[Childhood amnesia|earliest memory]] of my life." --''[[Conundrum (1974, Jan Morris)|Conundrum]]'' (1974) by Jan Morris |
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| '''Jan Morris''' (2 October 1926 – 20 November 2020) is a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] historian, author and [[travel writer]]. She is known particularly for the ''[[Pax Britannica Trilogy|Pax Britannica]]'' trilogy (1968–1978), a history of the [[British Empire]], and for portraits of cities, notably [[Oxford]], [[Venice]], [[Trieste]], Hong Kong, and New York City. A [[trans woman]], she was published under her birth name, James, until 1972, when she had [[sex reassignment]] after transitioning from male to female. | '''Jan Morris''' (2 October 1926 – 20 November 2020) is a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] historian, author and [[travel writer]]. She is known particularly for the ''[[Pax Britannica Trilogy|Pax Britannica]]'' trilogy (1968–1978), a history of the [[British Empire]], and for portraits of cities, notably [[Oxford]], [[Venice]], [[Trieste]], Hong Kong, and New York City. A [[trans woman]], she was published under her birth name, James, until 1972, when she had [[sex reassignment]] after transitioning from male to female. | ||
| - | Morris detailed her transition in ''Conundrum'' (1974), her first book under her new name, and one of the first [[autobiographies]] to discuss a personal gender reassignment. | + | Morris detailed her [[transition]] in ''Conundrum'' (1974), her first book under her new name, and one of the first [[autobiographies]] to discuss a personal gender reassignment. |
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Jan Morris (2 October 1926 – 20 November 2020) is a Welsh historian, author and travel writer. She is known particularly for the Pax Britannica trilogy (1968–1978), a history of the British Empire, and for portraits of cities, notably Oxford, Venice, Trieste, Hong Kong, and New York City. A trans woman, she was published under her birth name, James, until 1972, when she had sex reassignment after transitioning from male to female.
Morris detailed her transition in Conundrum (1974), her first book under her new name, and one of the first autobiographies to discuss a personal gender reassignment.
