Mossback's Northwest
Harry Allen, Turn of the Century Trans Youth
3/19/2019 | 5m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Harry Allen, AKA Nell Pickerell, became a NW celebrity by challenging gender norms.
Long before transgender rights were headline news, a man by the name of Harry Allen was challenging gender norms in the Pacific Northwest, making headlines of his own during the gold rush era of the late 19th century. He was a cowboy, he was a bartender, he was an outlaw and he was born Nell Pickerel. In this episode of Mossback’s Northwest, Knute Berger tells his story.
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Mossback's Northwest is a local public television program presented by Cascade PBS
Mossback's Northwest
Harry Allen, Turn of the Century Trans Youth
3/19/2019 | 5m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Long before transgender rights were headline news, a man by the name of Harry Allen was challenging gender norms in the Pacific Northwest, making headlines of his own during the gold rush era of the late 19th century. He was a cowboy, he was a bartender, he was an outlaw and he was born Nell Pickerel. In this episode of Mossback’s Northwest, Knute Berger tells his story.
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