Litman became famous for her "breeches roles," appearing on stage dressed in traditional male Hasidic attire—including short pants, white knee socks, and a satin coat—to deliver satirical and ribald songs.
Litman became famous for her transgressive stage persona, often performing in full masculine Hasidic dress—a radical act for a woman in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. pepi litman ukrainian city born