Mar 24, 2024
Mark Weston (1905-78) was defined as a girl at birth and named Mary Weston. She became a highly successful field athlete and competed in the shot put at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, coming sixth. After the games, Weston said she could no longer continue to live as a woman and consulted specialists at Charing Cross Hospital, undergoing surgery in 1936. After the successful operation, Mark Weston registered his new identity, married Alberta Bray and they had three children together.
"Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History" - Philippa Gregory
