But she was also subjected to multiple intrusive examinations as doctors tried to reveal the mystery behind her appearance one doctor claimed she was the result of mating between a human and an orangutan, while another stated that she was a distinct species., Others agreed that she was just a normal woman with a disease.. lol. cfin from The World we live in on May 04, 2014: This is so sad. In addition to scholarly publications with top presses, she has written for Atlas Obscura and Ranker. Wikimedia CommonsJulia Pastrana was a famous sideshow performer in her day, but her celebrity was marred by racism and bigotry. Used with the permission of the publisher, Pegasus Books. . She had great poise. Image of Julia Pastrana. He was covered in hair. Nell Rose (author) from England on September 02, 2012: Hi Sujeet, thanks so much for reading, nell. [2] Hundreds of people attended her Catholic funeral, and her remains were buried in a cemetery in Sinaloa de Leyva, a town near her birthplace. No one knows what prompted her to commit such a heinous act. Mahaveer Sanglikar from Pune, India on August 15, 2012: Interesting information about an unfortunate lady. Whats more, hirsute women like Pastrana came to signify hypersexuality, primitivism and bestiality. By the time they got to Vienna, she wasn't allowed out in the daylight, because Lent was embarrassed to be seen with her. It is not a coincidence, for instance, that the degrading of Pastranas gender and race happened at a time in the 19th-century when the rights of women and non-white people were under debate. sujeet baro from Guwahati, India on September 02, 2012: nice one as a youngster from india i love to read about this one of such kind a hidden jems of ancient world mystry. Lithograph of Julia Pastrana by V. Katzler circa 1860. Not a lot is known about her early childhood, but she first appeared in public, when, in 1854, she was brought out and exhibited at the Gothic Hall on Broadway. All times AEDT (GMT +11). She was said to be a skilled performer, who could dance, sing, act and speak multiple languages. Nell Rose (author) from England on July 10, 2012: Hi Teresa, thanks so much for reading, yes Julia Pastrana was a very unique person, and I hope one of these days that she will have a statue or some sort of commemorative piece to honor her, thanks so much, nell. Mme Fortune Clofullia, another bearded lady who featured in Barnums museum from the 1850s, also had a husband as well as a son who would sometimes appear with his mother onstage. Marie collected the two mummies and exhibited herself alongside the embalmed corpses in November 1888 at the Anthropological Society of Munich. [13] Francis Buckland stated that she was "only a deformed Mexican Indian woman". Read one of your commenters said she was finally laid to rest in a glass coffin. Founded in 2009, Hyperallergic is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. He was intimate with her and they produced a child. On one of these occasions, she was given the honour of dancing with the soldiers, who lined up to have the chance to dance with this unique but strange human being. Wikimedia CommonsThe embalmed body of Julia Pastrana on display. The musical supergroup Apparatjik released a single titled "Julia" on March 20, 2020, accompanied by a lyric video. Dressed in red, Pastrana entertained the audience by singing and dancing. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. WHOA! [7] Lent took over her management, and they toured throughout the US and Europe. They were also Mexican Indians. What cemented the marriage? While giving birth, doctors had to use forceps to deliver her baby, resulting in several severe lacerations. According to spectators and those who knew her, Pastrana was an intelligent Indigenous Mexican woman whose life was shaped by brutal racism and cruelty. [13] Samuel Kneeland, Jr., a comparative anatomist of the Boston Society of Natural History, declared that she was human and of Indian descent. Jools Hogg from North-East UK on September 01, 2012: Nell, great hub - fascinating and heartbroken in equal measure. Others called her the Bearded lady. Then, somehow, she found her way into show business. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window). The fact that we cannot answer these questions confidently, due to the limited nature of the archives, leaves so many unanswered questions that make him so shady, Dr Woolf said. Julia Pastrana, a woman from Mexico born with hypertrichosis, became one of the most famous human curiosities of the 19th century, exhibited the world over as a "bearded lady" while both alive and dead. In fact after Pastrana died, he toured his late wifes corpse, then found another bearded woman to marry. Nell Rose (author) from England on October 16, 2019: Thanks Liz, I will take a look! Audrey Howitt from California on August 31, 2012: Wow--such an unusual story--she led a sad life and we still do not understand much about this disorder--but what a great write! After promising her father that he would never display Marie, Lent soon had his new wife billed as the sister of Julia Pastrana, under the name Miss Zenora Pastrana. Then in 1990, Julia was eventually found in the basement of the Institute of Forensic Medicine, in Oslo, Norway. When he met with Pastrana, he said she seemed like a monster to the whole world, an abnormality put on display for money like a trained animal., The gawkers, physicians, and spectators left Pastrana feeling very alone. Julia Pastrana's remains were returned to Mexico from Norway An indigenous woman exhibited in 19th-Century Europe as the "world's ugliest woman" has been buried in her native Mexico some 150. Nell Rose (author) from England on August 31, 2012: Hi Thomas, yes he certainly was! This is such a sad yet unique story. how awful was that? Suspiciously Suspect:Who Isand Isn'tan Unreliable Narrator? lol! Julia Pastrana Her face and body were covered with hair, she had very a large nose and ears and her teeth were irregular. Levertis Steele from Southern Clime on May 04, 2014: Oh, how sad. Its really sad we ignore this fact & ill treat people or misbehave tyem on the basis of their outer appearence & we forget that we desrespect God this way! Deborah Brooks Langford from Brownsville,TX on August 15, 2012: Nell this is the most interesting hub.. Nell Rose (author) from England on June 19, 2012: Hi sgbrown, thanks so much, yes I agree with you, what a horrible person he was, imagine this happening today! Julia Pastrana was born in 1834. Barnums 13 most famous and incredible oddities. It is such a shame how people will treat those different. We weren't allowed to go into those tents. "El trgico viaje de una mujer salvaje mexicana al mundo civilizado". So Julia Pastranawhoever she really was, whatever the true nature of her storywas placed onstage and under the stares of an audience who were informed that she was the horrific product of a bestial union with, as the publicity stated, the face of a Baboonthe body and limbs of a Womanthe skin of a Bearwherein the nature of woman predominates over the Ourang-Outangs. She might be part-animal but she was also a Lady in every respect. And all of this was being assiduously promoted by the man she loved. I think Julia was a strong dignified and beautiful woman. thanks so much, and warm wishes to you back! Boo to her husband for being greedy!! In 1860, Pastrana fell pregnant, giving birth to a baby boy who only lived for two days. It is held, I believe, that such an union as is this hinted at can never produce conception; the spermatozoa of beasts being unable to germinate in the human female, and vice versa? I felt that if I did not lobby for her removal from the Schreiner Collection she would remain indefinitely stored in a university collection with an inventory number and an inconclusive existence. One doctor, Alexander B. Mott, M.D., certified that she was specifically the result of the mating of a human and an "Orang hutan". That poor baby was torn to shreds when he should be laid to rest. Shame that greed played such an important part of her life, she didn't deserve to be treated that way. So pleased her journey has ended though. I believed that Julia needed to recover her dignity and to occupy her own place in history as well as in our memory, Barbata stated. I hope some day she gets the proper burial that she deserves. There are people in all races that treat others like this even today. Lent immediately became Julia Pastranas manager-owner, designing materials and crafting language promoting the unusual contrast between Pastranas appearance and her talents. An excellent hub Nell, well written and thought provoking. And of course Lent took this as permission to treat her like it, I would say that I am glad this doesn't happen any more but of course it does. They re-emerged and were displayed in Norway during the beginning of the 20th century. Dr John Woolf, the author of The Wonders: Lifting the Curtain on the Freak Show told news.com.au that Pastrana was popular among naturalists, attracting the attention of Alfred Wallace and Charles Darwin. haha! Her handler or owner was named as a Mr M. Rates and he saw the potential in her the second he found her, working as a servant girl to the governor of Sinaloa Mexico. I thought of terms I heard in the past. Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson is back. This hub does a good job in teaching us how to treat other people. When Lent remarried another bearded lady, Marie Bartel, he got back the corpses and had his new wife perform alongside his old, embalmed family. (Its believed she died of complications from giving birth.) Julia Pastrana has come home, declared Saul Rubio Ayala, the mayor of Sinaloa de Leyva. I also admire her and think she must have been such an amazing lady. As . Amazing story. Lent even tracked down another woman named Marie Bartel who had the same condition as Pastrana and married her. Barbata was pivotal in leading the 2013 repatriation and burial in Mexico of Pastrana. The Eye of the Beholder: Julia Pastranas Long Journey Home is out now fromLucia|Marquand,distributed by D.A.P. Maybe she could draw a distinction between her freak show persona, The Baboon Lady, and her identity offstage as Julia Pastrana. The announcement appeared in an article published in Mexican newspaper "Mural", member of the editorial group Reforma. Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature. It is amazing what some people would do for money. Pastrana, an indigenous woman from Mexico, was born with genetic condition hypertrichosis terminalis which meant her face and much of her body was covered with black hair. Nineteenth-century audiences recoiled at the sight of Julia Pastrana, the sideshow performer better known as the Ape Woman. One theater critic called her a semi-human being while another referred to her as a Baboon Woman.. Julia Pastrana was paraded onstage in freak shows in England and used to sell tickets even after her death as her embalmed body travelled the world. yes Lent was an evil man, and thank goodness got what he deserved in the end, thanks so much for reading, nell. I admire her dignity . floriferous from Canada on June 25, 2012: Great storytelling Nell. Something went way wrong in the chromosome department when she was conceived. Comisin para la Celebracin del Bicentenario de la Independencia y Centenario de la Revolucin. As we will see, Lent emerges as a monster. Soon she began to travel all around America, and when she arrived in Boston she was billed as the 'Hybrid Woman or The Bear Woman. While the mysteries of Pastrana's formative years leave the historians grappling for the truth, these very . HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. External Links Julia Pastrana (1834-1860) was a Mexican woman who suffered from various diseases that affected her physical appearance. One of these men was Francis Buckland an eccentric naturalist who first saw the living Pastrana in 1857 and the dead Pastrana in 1862. Barbata discovered her story in 2003, whenAmphibian Stage Productions, a theater company directed by her sister Kathleen Culebro, invited her to collaborate on designs for the New York premiere of the playThe True History of the Tragic Life and the Triumphant Death of Julia Pastrana, the Ugliest Woman in the World by Shaun Prendergast. Much of Pastranas life is still shrouded in mystery. Pegasus Books. He had his son on March 20, 1860. It is so sad, how people treated her. Not much is known about Pastranas early life which was plagued by rumours: she was left to die in a forest but was rescued or that she was sold into show business. thanks as always, nell, Hi Peg, yes my mum used to say about the bearded ladies etc, I never saw them, and of course we never thought of how cruel it was at that time, thanks so much for reading, nell, Hi Levertis, yes it was such a sad story, if only she had been born today, it would have been so different, I hope. When she died in 1860 following a difficult childbirth, both she and her infant son were embalmed. According to Dr Woolf, the other man was Arthur Munby a civil servant who lived a secret life. A condition known as hypertrichosis terminalis caused her body and face to be covered with long, dark hair; andgingival hyperplasia enlarged her gums and lips. Munby, however, actively pondered Darwinian thinking he bought into the idea that Julia could, perhaps, be the product of an unholy union between ape and man. Charles Darwin was also fascinated by Pastrana, describing her as a remarkably fine woman, with a thick masculine beard and a hairy forehead. From University to museum, from curiosity stands to freak shows, Julia was passed around and around. Years ago such individuals during the time of slavery were seen not as persons but animals. The prodigious Julia Pastrana was known by many monikers during her life and perhaps just as many names in death.Both her life and her death are rather. Much like Tom Thumb, Pastrana was a gifted performer who starred in her own play, Der Curierte Meyer, about a dairyman who falls for Pastrana, whose face is covered in a veil (lifted for the audiences amusement). Marie Bartel, billed as the younger sister of Julia Pastrana. Keep our minds opened to things few people talk about and even fewer know about, Nell. At last Julia Pastrana has come home. mizjo from New York City, NY on December 15, 2012: It seems that all through our human history, anyone who looked different from ourselves have been treated as freaks, and not always kindly. Pastrana was born in 1834 in Sinaloa, Mexico. Why could she not be buried and a statue made of her. It is awful to think of her mummified corpse still doing the rounds as 'entertainment' during WW2, a human being deserves more dignity than this, even if she was unique in the way she looked. Nell Rose (author) from England on September 01, 2012: Thanks so much everyone, I am a bit behind so I will on this occasion just leave one comment and run over to your hubs! Credit: Wellcome Collection. During a tour in Moscow, Pastrana gave birth to a son, with features similar to her own. The problem with trying to understand Julia Pastranas history is that multiple versions of her life story exist. Pastrana's body has since been relocated to Sinaloa, and was buried in a cemetery in Sinaloa de Levya in February 2013. Let us never see another woman be turned into an object of commerce.. His diagnosis followed a racist tradition of linking darker-skinned people with animals. The baby was torn to pieces. :). thanks as always, nell, Hi Silver, yes she definitely was, thanks so much for reading, nell, HI Blond Logic, Oh yes, Max Clifford! The marriage lasted 15 years until 1895, when the pair were divorced, and Jones subsequently married again. Pastrana indeed did not share in the everyday joys in a home filled with love. Though she married Theodore Lent, it was not so much out of love as it was business for him. It was identified in 1990 and for many years rested in a sealed coffin at the Department of Anatomy, Oslo University. you have a great point there! By Bess Lovejoy. His wealth meant nothing. The Sleeping Girl of Turville: The True Story of a Girl Who fell asleep for Nine Years.. [3] Both accounts claim that, at some point, she lived in the home of Pedro Sanchez, the then-governor of Sinaloa, and left the home in 1854. Juliet Christie Murray from Sandy Bay Jamaica on November 25, 2012: Well this is truly amazing.This hub could have made you a millionaire but the content was so spell binding and mind boggling that I get the feeling no one saw the ads. He ended up dying barely a day and a half after being born. The Supernatural and Psychic Index Hub by Nell Rose. [citation needed]. National Library of MedicineA photograph of Julia Pastrana. Looking at the image of Julia she looked like an African cross bread with an Indian. After the bodies were preserved by Sukolov, Lent re-purchased them from him and began exhibiting them throughout Europe. Julia Pastrana was born in the mountains of Western Mexico in 1834. Mary Hyatt from Florida on February 13, 2013: I just spent the past 45 reading your article and skimming through the comments. Anyway, he responded to the living and dead Pastrana with a sense of disgust he was titillated but also disgusted by the embalmed Pastrana. using unknown embalming techniques - mummified the bodies of Julia and her son.The entire process took six months and the results, while macabre, were impressive.Unlike the mummies of . But even when dead, white men continued to profit off of her body. Unbelievable. I wonder if she was related to that family of Mexicans who were covered with hair. I hope I wasn't too mean. ..and don't forget my alter-ego - Jo Jo the dog faced Boy - lol - and yes this incredible story reminds me of The Elephant Man - and that beauty is always found from within -even though the sensational part of it - has been focused on the 'outside' part .. And you are pretty incredible and beautiful yourself Nell as a writer and hubber both inside and out -sending you warm wishes and good energy from lake erie time ontario canada 1:18pm. Pastrana, who was born in Mexico in 1834, had two rare diseases: generalized hypertrichosis lanuginosa, which caused her face and body to be covered in hair, and gingival hyperplasia, which. The newspapers couldn't get enough of her and when they realized that not only was she a very good singer but she could also speak several different languages, including Spanish and English, they were astonished. So we come to the end. But maybe Julia could distance herself from such claims. In 1862 Julia returned to England. For our final Iconic Corpse of the year, the tragic tale, and (somewhat) happy ending for the body of performer Julia Pastrana.Here is the interview mentione. At four and a half feet, she was also said to look very like an ape in features. Hi The Annoying Life, love the name! Mike Robbers from London on February 14, 2013: What a story! Wellcome Library, LondonAn ad for Julia Pastranas show. An illustration of Julia Pastrana, a Victorian stage performer who toured Europe, Canada, and the United States billed as the Bearded or Hairy Lady, the Nondescript, the Ape-Woman, the Marvelous Hybrid or Bear Woman. After this look at the tragic life of sideshow performer Julia Pastrana, check out more famous sideshow freaks. Then, meet P.T. Dr Woolfs book also explores the reactions of two men who went to Pastranas exhibition. In 1857 they married, and even though Julia was quite fond of Lent, he treated her appallingly, taking her to scientists and Doctors who examined her without any dignity afforded to the poor girl. All Julia could think of was, please be healthy and not have a personality like your father. The crowds came in their thousands, paying up to a shilling to look at this poor woman and her baby son. Humanity is disgraceful. I wonder if the baby died naturally. You are an excellent writer Nell. Thanks for bringing up society's treatment of people who are different..sad how differences, instead of being embraced, are treated as something to scorn. Thank you for reading. After both their bodies were desecrated following display in a midcentury chamber of horrors, the remains of Pastranas son were lost. He was never going to be able to enjoy it. Nell Rose (author) from England on September 10, 2015: Thanks Jodah, yes its a very strange story isn't it? In the early 1850s, Julia Pastrana somehow came into the custody of Pedro Sanchez, the then-governor of Sinaloa. I had never heard this story before, so thanks for sharing this. Integrating techniques of Islamic art with branding, Saj Issa examines globalizations impact on intersecting identities. She was described as sociable and polite, and, besides being undoubtedly the greatest living curiosity, she is a lady in every respect, with scientific men, ladies and children being highly used by her strange appearance, her dancing and singing. She danced the Highland fling, performed English and Spanish songs and conversed easily with the audience. A more likely origin story, however, is the one shared by the villagers of Ocoroni in Sinaloa Mexico. Nell Rose (author) from England on July 01, 2020: I totally agree with you Alvene. In the fifties and sixties, the mummies were displayed, mainly as a curiosity. Their lives were exposed, much in the same way as todays reality stars are gawked at and scrutinised and Pastrana captured the publics fascination in the worst way possible. The show was closed on the grounds of obscenity, but Pastrana continued to perform Spanish dances and popular songs. 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