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Lieutenant Nun: The True Story of a Cross-Dressing, Transatlantic Adventurer Who Escaped From a Spanish Convent in 1599 and Lived as a Man by Michele Stepto and Gabri Stepto explores the remarkable life of Catalina de Erauso, who escaped from a convent, adopted a male identity, and embarked on adventurous journeys across the Atlantic, challenging gender norms and societal expectations of the 17th century.