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Were I Not a Girl: The Inspiring and True Story of Dr. James Barry

LIsa Robinson

Illustrator: Lauren Simkin Berke

Ages: 6+

Published: 2020

Publisher: Schwartz & Wade/PRH

ISBN: 978-1-9848-4905-2

Keywords: transgender, biography, gender identity

A physician, born female, decides to live as a man from age 18 to his passing. Gorgeous mixed media illustrations.