Difference between revisions of "Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | + | Transgender founder of the Gründerzeit Museum (a museum of everyday items), which became the focal point of underground homosexuals in Germany. To appease the leaders of East Germany, she agreed to become an unofficial collaborator with the secret police. Well known Drag artist. In 1992, she received the Bundesverdienstkreuz, 'Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany'. Subject of the documentary film 'I Am My Own Woman' (1995). | |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 21:03, 20 September 2021
Contents
Country
Germany
Birth - Death
1928 - 2002
Occupation
Activist
Notable Achievements
Bundesverdienstkreuz
Description
Transgender founder of the Gründerzeit Museum (a museum of everyday items), which became the focal point of underground homosexuals in Germany. To appease the leaders of East Germany, she agreed to become an unofficial collaborator with the secret police. Well known Drag artist. In 1992, she received the Bundesverdienstkreuz, 'Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany'. Subject of the documentary film 'I Am My Own Woman' (1995).
See Also
- Early European LGBTQ Activists
- LGBTQ Curators at Museums and Art Galleries
- Notable Members of the Drag Industry
