Anna Henryka Pustowojtowna
Anna Henryka Pustowojtowna.
Anna Henryka Pustowojtowna (1843-1881) was a Polish nationalist who fought in Poland under Marian Langiewicz. She disguised herself as a man and went by the alias Michał Smok. After her capture and release she moved to France, and was active in the Paris Commune of 1870. She died in Paris.
References
- "A Catalogue of Female Cross-Dressers", last accessed February 9, 2006
- Dioniza Wawrzykowska-Wierciochowa, Najdziwniejszy z adiutantów. Opowieść o Annie Henryce Pustowójtównie. Warsaw, 1968. (Polish).
- Article in Great Soviet Encyclopedia (Russian).
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