The Doctor Who Feigned Manhood

Barrymaniac
/ˈbɑːri meɪnɪak/
noun
person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal for Dr James Barry (1789-1865), a 19th century transgender army surgeon from Cork City, Ireland.

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• A Female Medical Combatant - an anonymous letter in the Medical Times and Gazette, extracted from Saunders's News Letter and Daily Advertiser (August 14) [26th August 1865, pages 235-236 of MT&G 1865 vol 2 at Hathi Trust]
• The Reputated Female Surgeon - a letter from Deputy-Inspector-General of Hospitals, Edward Bradford in the Medical Times and Gazette [9th September 1865, page 379 of MT&G 1865 vol 2 at Hathi Trust]
• How History Keeps Ignoring James Barry by Rebecca Ortenberg with The Science History Institute [20th October 2020, WayBack Machine]
• The Extraordinary Story Of James Barry - The Groundbreaking 19th Century Physician by Source Vintage Antiques [4th July 2022, WayBack Machine]

The Lancet

Notes, Short Comments, and Answers to Correspondents

• 22 April 1876 – 'A Female Army Surgeon', anon (Volume 107, Issue 2747)
• 12 October 1895 – 'A Female Member of the Army Medical Staff', letter from George A. Bright with note from the Editor (Volume 146, Issue 3763)
• 19 October 1895 – 'A Female Member of the Army Medical Staff', letters from E. Rogers, C.F. Moore, Janet Carphin, A.M.S., and H. Laing Gordon (Volume 146, Issue 3764)
• 26 October 1895 – 'A Female Member of the Army Medical Staff', letters from E. Rogers and Captain (via Mr Henry Taylor) (Volume 146, Issue 3765)
• 16 November 1895 – 'A Female Member of the Army Medical Staff', letter from E. Rogers containing extracts from General W. Chamberlayne and Colonel R. Wilson (Volume 146, Issue 3768)
• 4 January 1896 – 'James Barry, M.D., Inspector-General of Hospitals, 1862.', advertisment for E. Rogers' novel 'A Modern Sphinx' (Volume 147, Issue 3775)
• 2 May 1896 – 'A Female Member of the Army Medical Staff', letter from E. Rogers (Volume 147, Issue 3792)
• 30 May 1896 – 'A Female Member of the Army Medical Department', letter from E. Rogers (Volume 147, Issue 3796)
• 6 March 1897 – 'James Barry, M.D., The Female Member of the Army Medical Staff', letter from Albert A. Gore (Volume 149, Issue 3836)
• 9 March 1901 – 'Masquerading as a Man', anon, discussion of several and mention of Barry (Volume 157, Issue 4045)
• 23 March 1901 – 'Inquirer', brief note stating Barry was an M.D. (Volume 157, Issue 4047)
• 8 October 1910 – 'The Grave of Dr James Barry', letter from E. Rogers containing a recent photograph of Barry's grave (Volume 176, Issue 4545)
• 16 February 1918 – 'The Case of James Barry', anon brief discussion about some discrepancies in Barry's dates (Volume 191, Issue 4929)
• 11 June 1932 – 'Male Impersonators', brief discussion of several including Barry (Volume 219, Issue 5676)
• 12 November 1938 – 'Impersonations of the Opposite Sex', anon, brief discussion of a new book which mentions Barry (Volume 232, Issue 6011)
• 3 October 1998 – 'Medical progress in all its gory', a short history of medicine by Carol Cooper, mentioning Barry (Volume 352, Issue 9134)