Marie Carey: Transgender Identity at the Shakopee State Reformatory for Women

By Sarah Pawlicki and Lizzie Ehrenhalt

Mar 28

Written By Sarah Pawlicki

Marie Carey, incarcerated at the reformatory in 1935, observed that “her reactions are so contrary to that of any other girl.”

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Marie Carey's mug shots. Marie Carey is white, with short dark hair cut in a conventionally masculine style. They are wearing a light-colored shirt and a slightly darker suit jacket. They appear masculine and stylish.

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