Lucy Hicks stands with two deputy sheriffs in front of an automobile. Left to right: Deputy Sheriff (in uniform with hat) H.E. Bowman, Lucy Hicks Anderson, Deputy Sheriff Charles Salig. Lucy Hicks wears a skirt suit with a coat draped over her shoulders and a hat, and Charles Salig wears a suit, tie, and hat. Three pieces of luggage lay at their feet.

Lucy Hicks [Tobias Lawson] Anderson (1886-1954)

Lucy Hicks Anderson, American socialite and chef, lived the first 59 years of her life as a woman until 1945, when it was discovered that she was biologically male. Today she would be described as a transgender person, but that term did not exist during … Continue reading Lucy Hicks [Tobias Lawson] Anderson (1886-1954)