Full title: "A Finer Specimen of Womanhood: A Transsexual Speaks" by Sharon Davis. The book is an autobiographical memoir by Sharon Davis, published in 1985. It is the first ever published memoir by a transgender woman of colour.
"Born in Delaware in 1956, Sharon Davis underwent her sex-change operation in 1980. Today she is a successful model and lectures professionally on the transsexual experience, helping other transsexuals through her own experiences and trying to bring a better understanding of gender-dissatisfaction problems to everyone."
"Who Am I? I was born in Wilmington, Delaware. It is a very small state compared to others. My state barely made it on the maps until the Du Ponts became well-known for their products. During the year 1956, I was lucky to become the fourth member in my large family of nine. I have two sisters, one who is one year younger than I and another that is five years younger. My six brothers range in age from nineteen to thirty. with three older ones ahead of me and three younger ones following me."