Documenting LGBTQ Boston
 
 
Ethel Kimball portrain

Rebutting Flirtatious Girls: The Life of Ethel M. Kimball

A talk by Libby Bouvier
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
The History Project, 29 Stanhope Street, Boston, MA 02116
Events in this series are free and open to the public, but RSVPs are required.

On December 15th, 1922, James & Louise Hathaway were approached by Boston police regarding a possible attempted car theft. What followed was the unmasking of James’s true identity: James was actually Ethel Kimball of Allston. THP co-founder and board member Libby Bouvier will talk about what we do and do not know of Ethel Kimball’s remarkable story, including romantic adventures with women and multiple encounters with the law.

"Miss Kimball said that one of the greatest difficulties she found in posing as a man was in rebutting flirtatious girls…” – The Boston Globe, December 16, 1921

 

About the Out of the Archives Series

Join us for a series of intimate events featuring focused topics, lively discussions, and materials from The History Project's archives. All events in this series are held at The History Project, 29 Stanhope Street in Boston, unless otherwise noted. These events are free and open to the public, but because space is limited, we ask participants to RSVP online. While Out of the Archives events are free, many participants make a donation to support the work of The History Project.