15 minutes of fame: Charley Wilson, working-class trans man
Fern Riddell reveals the life of transgender working man Charley Wilson and details how his story is still relevant to us today

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Published: July 20, 2022 at 5:54 pm
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It’s the HistoryExtra podcast’s 15th birthday! To celebrate, we’ve asked 15 historians to nominate a figure from history they think deserves their ‘15 minutes of fame’. In this episode, Dr Fern Riddell nominates Victorian-era transgender man Charley Wilson. Speaking with Elinor Evans, she reveals why his story is important today.
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