April Ashley
April Ashley, MBE (born on 29 April 1935) is an English model and restaurant hostess.[1][2]
April Ashley | |
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| Born | 29 April 1935
(aged 91) Liverpool, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Arthur Corbett (m. 1963-1970, annulled) Jeffrey West (m. 1980s - ?) |
| Website | www |
She is also known as one of the first British people to undergo sex reassignment surgery, after racing driver and World War II fighter pilot Roberta Cowell, and the ninth in the world to have the surgery.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Stanford, Peter (24 November 2009). April Ashley 50 happy years for sex-swap pioneer. The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/6637773/April-Ashley-50-happy-years-for-sex-swap-pioneer.html. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ↑ The first was arguably trans man Michael Dillon in 1958 by the Daily Express.
- ↑ April Ashley: the first Briton to undergo a sex change. The Independent. 2 February 2006. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/april-ashley-the-first-briton-to-undergo-a-sex-change-525383.html. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ↑ Morris, Matthew (27 November 2009). A woman ahead of her time. bbc.co.uk. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8383000/8383720.stm. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
More reading
- Ashley, April. April Ashley's Odyssey (1982). London: Jonathan Cape. ISBN 0-224-01849-3. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
Other websites
- Official website
- April Ashley on IMDb
- April Ashley's Odyssey The text and pictures from her 1982 book ISBN 0-224-01849-3
- April Ashley Photo Gallery Tribute
- How Prescott made a woman out of me - Daily Mail profile, 3 June 2006
- April Ashley Documentary
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