Mx. D.E. Anderson: I almost corrected this account because reports were that she was murdered in the sacking of the institute. TURNS OUT: That's wrong. Historians last year found the original baptismal register in her hometown that registered an official name change in 1946: www.rbb24.de/panorama/bei... SHE LIVED.

I almost corrected this account because reports were that she was murdered in the sacking of the institute. TURNS OUT: That's wrong. Historians last year found the original baptismal register in her hometown that registered an official name change in 1946: www.rbb24.de/panorama/bei... SHE LIVED.

Dora Richter, 1922. First GAS facilitated by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld in Berlin. She lived until age 74. 🥰💗🏳️‍⚧️ @diannaeanderson.bsky.social

Was wurde aus Dora?www.rbb24.de Dora Richter war die erste Person, die eine vollständige Geschlechtsangleichung erfahren hat. Ihr Weg als Patientin ist gut dokumentiert. Wer sie war, ist hingegen weitestgehend unklar. Ihre Spur verw...

I could cry. She escaped. She went on to live a quiet life in Allersberg, south of Nuremberg in southern Germany. She was known in town as the lady with a handbag that always had a pigeon in it! She lived to be an old lady carrying around a fucking pigeon. www.rbb24.de/panorama/bei...

Dora ging nach Böhmenwww.rbb24.de Vor einem Jahr fragte rbb|24, was aus Dora Richter wurde – der ersten Person, die eine Geschlechtsangleichung erfuhr. Ihre Spur verlor sich im Berlin der dreißiger Jahre. Nun steht fest: Dora überlebt...

the Nazis destroyed the lives and records of so many LGBTQ+ people, that it’s always illuminating to find these instances where they weren’t successful knowing that one of Magnus Hirschfeld’s trans patients got to live a full life feels like both a relief and a blessing

Absolutely beautiful!

I'm so happy that researchers finally solved the riddle. Her life didn't end in Nazi violence! She got to become the quirky old lady she wanted to be!

Might I just say: this was one person who does this in her spare time. Clara Hartman has a large collection of historic books about/by trans, inter and nonbinary people, the Lili-Elbe-Bibliothek, and she is amazing! This is her insta www.instagram.com/lilielbe2019

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I’ll have to remember the pigeon bit. Perfect level of quirkiness!

happy fuckin pride month indeed. May we all be doddering septuagenarians with pigeons hiding in our personal effects

Seriously, learning Dora Richter lived and thrived after WW2 gave me so much life, and may have added a year to my life expectancy 😭

Damn living the dream honestly

got a pigeon in my bag (swag)

wow this is so amazing thank you for sharing!

That is so danged heartwarming

Genuinely, this is some amazing news to read. Dora lived and died old and as herself.

The best revenge is living well (by carrying a goddamn pigeon in your handbag).

wow, i love this and i love her

Wonderful news!

Next historical episode of Doctor Who challenge. Cast Suzy Izzard as Dora Richter.

This research is incredible. I was born near Nuremberg, and I love knowing that she lived there.

omg this is wonderful to hear, especially right now

That's amazing! This really brightened up my day!

Oh I heard that the name change in the register could have been posthumous 🤔, like 1946, post-nazi, would have made sense for that…

yes, but then they found further evidence of a new address in Allersberg, and evidence of people who knew her!

That’s really nice to hear :)

An icon of trans endurance against astounding odds.

I'm so fucking happy I'm crying

Oh, this is beautiful to know.

I'd always heard that she died--this was the kind of good news I needed today!! 🥲

I tend not to share unbased and um-researched information. This is part of a tour I give although my specialty is ancient times. And if by the phrase "this account" you meant me, just FYI that is a very insulting way to refer to someone.

My apologies.

Accepted.

omg. retroactive good news <3

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