| Sumario: | The article discusses the history of African American female impersonators in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 20th century. According to the author, many residents of the district were tolerant of ethnic, class, sexual, and racial differences and of people who crossed these boundaries. It is suggested that this tolerance allowed female impersonators to move beyond the region's interzone vice district into other social settings such as parades, churches and nightclubs. Details on female impersonators' entertainment acts are presented. Other topics include lesbian and gay life in the district, prostitution, and relationships between the city's white and African American residents.
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