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The enduring mystery of Mrs. Nash, Custer's laundress
Women caring for the laundress and midwife found male anatomy after her death, and newspapers worldwide spread the report.
- In the fall of 1878, caregivers at Fort Abraham Lincoln discovered the popular laundress known as Mrs. Nash had male anatomy after her death, surprising the military post near present-day Mandan, North Dakota.
- Before public scrutiny, Nash was a trusted community member who tailored uniforms and assisted with childbirth, living with her husband, John Noonan, a 7th Cavalry soldier who reportedly insisted he knew his wife as a woman.
- News of the identity discovery spread globally from the United States to Australia, while unfounded reports claimed Nash had bought Noonan's silence with a fortune estimated between $10,000 and $100,000.
- Less than a month after Nash died, Noonan died by suicide following harassment from fellow soldiers; historians today remain uncertain about her final resting place, with Greenwood Cemetery the most likely location.
- Nearly 150 years after Nash's death, attorney Tanya Pellegrini cited her during a North Dakota Supreme Court hearing last month as an example of a transgender person living in the territory before statehood.
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The enduring mystery of Mrs. Nash, Custer's laundress
She was beloved at Fort Abraham Lincoln. Her death made for sensational headlines worldwide
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