Autobiography of Marion or Bill Edwards: “…she worked on her uncle’s farm on the Goulburn River, and as a waitress, refused offers of marriage and ‘made hot love’ to women. About 1896 she decided to dress and live as a man, claiming that this earned her more money. […] After a second arrest in Brisbane in October 1906, Edwards returned to Melbourne, a celebrity once her masquerade was revealed. Taking advantage of the publicity, she performed as a sharpshooter in an exhibition between film shows at the Fitzroy Cyclorama. She also appeared at Kreitmayer’s Bourke Street waxworks, billed as ‘The Far-famed Male Impersonator’. At her trial on 1 November 1906 she was found not guilty.”–Australian Dictionary of Biography. (https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/edwards-marion-bill-12901)
Life and Adventures of Marion-Bill-Edwards, the most celebrated Man-Woman of Modern Times
By Marion-Bill Edwards, 1907
