 She had also dressed as a man when she fought alongside Marcel Dieulafoy during the Franco-Prussian war and she kept dressing in men's clothing when she came back in France.This was against the law in France at the time, but when she returned from the Middle East she received special "permission de travestissement" from the prefect of police.It is difficult to determine Dieulafoy's motives for choosing to wear men's clothing.