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🎠She wore a disguise not for days, not for months—but for a lifetime.This is the remarkable true story of Margaret Anne Bulkley, an Irish woman who, in the early 1800s, defied every expectation by living as a man. Under the name James Barry, she rose to become a respected military surgeon—saving lives, challenging the establishment, and hiding her greatest secret.
By GustavsMD🎠She wore a disguise not for days, not for months—but for a lifetime.This is the remarkable true story of Margaret Anne Bulkley, an Irish woman who, in the early 1800s, defied every expectation by living as a man. Under the name James Barry, she rose to become a respected military surgeon—saving lives, challenging the establishment, and hiding her greatest secret.