Choosing to be the man of the house
An ancient tradition of the sworn virgin living as a male still survives in Albania

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/10/AR2007081002158.html
Publisher:  The Washington Post
Year Published:  2007
Resource Type:  Article

In Albania, biological women take an oath of virginity to have the freedom to live as men. They wear men's clothes and their hair is shorn. The tradition has persisted since the 15th century, in a region where ancient laws still limit women's rights.

Subject Headings

• Albania
• Gender
• Sex Roles
• Virginity