The First Lady

April Ashley, Douglas Thompson

John Blake, 2006 - Biography & Autobiography - 382 pages

April Ashley was a 'Vogue' model and a glamorous young woman, yet she was living with a secret that was to shake the world. She became the world's most famous transsexual when her secret was revealed in 1970. The revelation ruined her marriage to war hero Arthur Corbett and left her battling against prejudice.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The First Lady
• Authors: April Ashley, Douglas Thompson
• Contributor: Douglas Thompson
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: John Blake, 2006
• ISBN: 1844542319, 9781844542314
• Length: 382 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts; Biography & Autobiography / General; Social Science / Gender Studies; Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / Transgender Studies