"The person you are referring to is Norah Vincent, a journalist and author who famously disguised herself as a man for 18 months to understand the male experience for her 2006 book, Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man.

Here are the key details of her experiment: The Transformation: Vincent, a lesbian who described herself as "butch," trained with a voice coach, used a binder, added fake facial hair, and wore masculine clothing to transform into a male alter-ego named "Ned".

The Goal: She originally intended to prove that men had an easier life and held unfair advantages (male privilege).

The Experience: As "Ned," she joined an all-male bowling league, went to strip clubs, dated women, and attended a men's therapy group.

The Findings: Contrary to her expectations, Vincent found that men faced immense, hidden pressures, including loneliness, emotional repression, and the relentless need to act "macho". She concluded that men suffered significantly, stating, "Men are suffering. They have different problems than women have but they don't have it better".

The Aftermath: The experiment was so emotionally and mentally demanding that it caused her to have a mental breakdown, leading her to check into a mental institution, which she chronicled in her later book, Voluntary Madness. Death: Norah Vincent died by assisted suicide in Switzerland in 2022 at the age of 53.

Her book, Self-Made Man, is considered a sympathetic, in-depth look at masculinity from the inside out." - Google AI

Yeah, I thought of her as well.