Linda Kasabian, who took part in the two days of mayhem in 1969 that left seven people dead, ended up flipping on the cult leader. Due to hypertrichosis and gingival hyperplasia, Julia Pastrana was covered in hair and had exaggerated features that caught the attention of sideshow promoters. Bravo to her for not backing down!! A new book chronicles how artist Laura Anderson Barbata led the repatriation and burial of Julia Pastrana, a 19th-century indigenous Mexican woman exhibited in life and death for her excessive hair. By Marina Manoukian / Aug. 18, 2022 12:46 am EST. 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. She was cruelly labelled the Baboon Lady, The Marvellous Hybrid or Bear Woman. Her body was covered in hair, and her face even more so. 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. And then where would that leave him? 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 . After Pastrana's death, Lent sold her body and their son's body to Professor Sukolov of Moscow University who permanently preserved them. Michelle Liew from Singapore on August 31, 2012: Hi, Nell. Julia Pastrana (1834-1860) was a Mexican woman who suffered from various diseases that affected her physical appearance. In Mexico, where Pastranas mother was variously claimed to be a native, living in a cave and/or where she gave birth, women were similarly perceived as hypersexual. But it was not to be. In 1864, they were being displayed around Sweden. Julia Pastrana Her face and body were covered with hair, she had very a large nose and ears and her teeth were irregular. P.T. 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). She was given a Catholic ceremony and buried, free from prying eyes at last. People are judgmental and can be mean. 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. He took her to many different Doctors who were afraid that she would not be able to have the child naturally because they believed her hips would be malformed. The Eye of the Beholder: Julia Pastranas Long Journey Home is out now fromLucia|Marquand,distributed by D.A.P. He named her Zenora Pastrana. At four and a half feet, she was also said to look very like an ape in features. The literature provided by the sideshow that first purchased her said that Pastrana was born in Mexico in August of 1834. Maybe our compassion and moral sense now realize that not only was she a unique woman, but with her quiet dignity and poise, and our disgust at our own human nature, makes us ignore her, and shut the door on our shame. As for Lent, is he any different than, let's say Max Clifford? Literary giants have thoughts on the new edits to Roald Dahl's works. 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. He dissected them and then mummified them so that they could be put on display. She then became part of theSchreiner Collection in the University of Oslos anatomy department. 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. The name she was billed under was a cruel and sad insult to her condition. 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 this version, it is said that a woman identified only as Mrs. Espinosa was kidnapped by the tribe and held in a cave and took Pastrana with her when she was able to escape. It is still there. One spectator commended her sweet voice and great taste in music and dancing. Another spectator recalled giving Pastrana a cigarette: seating herself in an apish posture astride of a tall chair, she lighted it and some it through; looking a perfect fiend, as she sat there before the spectators, her great cavernous eyes flaming and her huge nostrils omitting clouds of smoke. G. Diane Nelson Trotter from Fontana on October 13, 2012: All I can say is, "Unbelievable!" Theodore Lent displayed them across Europe and, when interest faded, he gave them to an English travelling museum of curiosities. Unbelievable. In 1857 Pastrana and Lentfreak and showman, wife and husbandwere in London, with Pastrana billed as Miss Julia Pastrana, the Nondescript, known throughout the United States and Canada as the BEAR WOMAN and Baboon Lady. While the mysteries of Pastranas formative years leave the historians grappling for the truth, these very same mysteries were a deliberate part of her presentation as a freak. By suppressing the truth of Julia Pastranas story, showmen could peddle the claim that she was the product of an unholy union between man and beast. Possibly some of them originated with Julia. His name was Arthur Munby, seemingly a respectable upper-middle-class gentleman: a graduate of the University of Cambridge, a civil servant in the Ecclesiastical Commission from 1858 and an occasional poet. In the 19th century, one such human curiosity was the "bearded lady.". And so, in 1862, the Embalmed Female Nondescript and Child were displayed at the Burlington Gallery, 191 Piccadilly, a site usually reserved for high art exhibitions. According to Dr Woolf, against this backdrop were shady deals, cries of immorality, government crackdowns and even theft. The two would exhibit Julia's preserved corpse for over a decade, before Lent allegedly went insane and died in 1885, but even this is not the end of poor Julia's story. [20] Filmmaker Eva Aridjis filmed the burial for her feature documentary "Chuy, The Wolf Man", a portrait of a modern-day Mexican family with congenital hypertrichosis. I've heard of this woman and of other people with the same sad disorder. I know I have been loved for myself." Unfortunately, she was dehumanized in death as she was in life. Nell Rose (author) from England on May 06, 2014: Hi Wiccan, thanks so much for reading, yes even though she was regarded as the ugliest woman in the world she still held her head high even though her husband treated her appallingly, its taken all these years for her and the baby to be buried! While her body now rests in peace in Sinaloa, Mexico, her memory must be kept alive to remind us of all that still needs to be done.. She was a very strong woman to keep her dignity as long as she did. 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. Thanks so much Deborah, I wrote this after reading about her years and years ago, and she seemed to stay in my mind, I just suddenly realised that I wanted to know more about her and what happened to her in the end, I am so glad you liked it, and thanks! To put it bluntly, by suppressing the truth of Pastranas story, showmen could peddle the claim that she was the product of an unholy union between man and beast: Her Remarkable Formation, and Mysterious Parentage, claimed one piece of publicity, and how she was Discovered in a Cave, suckled by her Indian Mother, Dwelling with Baboons, Bears, and Monkeys., According to the press, the delicate inference is obvious, but this didnt stop Lent hammering home the point. So we come to the end. At one stage she was declared to be a hybrid of human and orangutan and her mother was constantly dehumanised as a Root-Digger Indian who lived among apes. One of the best beards in history was grown by a woman named Julia Pastrana. Michelle Liew from Singapore on February 13, 2013: Glad that she's come home, Nell. Her manager Theodore Lent, meanwhile, also did his best to entice the public by billing her as half woman and half animal. For example, its claimed Julia said Lent Loves me for my own sake. He reportedly treated her horribly, and she ultimately left Sanchezs custody in 1854 when she was purchased by Francisco Seplveda, who brought her to the United States. Kevin Martin from United States on August 15, 2012: This story is very, very interesting and sad. #freaks #carny #JuiliaPastranaThis is the story of a girl child, considered to beso cursed that there is no Birth certificate,no Baptism record, in fact noth. Addressing ethical issues and human remains" The theaters Cin-Real film club aims to preserve the beauty of celluloid in a consistently digitizing world. Nell Rose (author) from England on September 10, 2015: Thanks Jodah, yes its a very strange story isn't it? The remains were consumed by mice. What happened in Florida is just the latest life-threatening injury in Pastrana's long career. The comments you have received are to be commended Nell - superb article written with love, respect and tenderness. how awful was that? Pastrana was reportedly generous, sensitive, charitable and intelligent, claiming that Lent loves me for my own sake. Perhaps, though, the marriage was really a way for Lent to exact control: when Barnum met Pastrana in 1857, according to the memoirs of another showman, she would not take off the thick veil which covered her face until Mr. It is indecent that she is still being "kept" as an oddity, and her keeper(s) should be ashamed of themselves for not laying her to rest. Nell Rose (author) from England on April 22, 2017: Thanks so much Lauren, glad you liked it. By this time, curiosity had begun to turn towards admiration, and she was invited to the Horticultural Society and the Boston History society. log in. Founded in 2009, Hyperallergic is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. All praise to God who has created each & every creature with so much variation & uniquenessdifferent looks outside as well inner constitution wise, but then all equal of their need for love, care and generousity towards them. Barnums 13 most famous and incredible oddities. After the death of his wife and child, he sold the bodies for 500 and they were sent for embalming at Moscow University with a view to their preservation in the Universitys Anatomical Museum. (Its believed she died of complications from giving birth.) According to Dr Woolf, this description probably went a long way towards many people denying Pastrana her humanity. I am so pleased that at last, she is at peace. When she died in 1860 following a difficult childbirth, both she and her infant son were embalmed. And though she caused a stir with sold-out crowds as she toured across Europe and North America, her behind-the-scenes life was marked by sadness and tragedy. Hi Juliet, lol! 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). It must have been pretty confusing because the animal was capable of singing and speaking in different languages to cook and sew and dance. Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson is back. She appeared again in Hitlers Germany where she was put on display in the occupied territories. such a darn shame! To be returned to the home of her birth is something that we should all be thankful for. Her mother was constantly dehumanised as a Root-Digger Indian who lived among apes with the insinuation that she copulated with the animal kingdom and Julia was the product, he said. I just noticed some commented two years ago that an effort was being made to bring her to Mexico for burial. It is good to know she was eventually returned home for a dignified burial she deserved. Suzette Walker from Taos, NM on May 04, 2014: Wow, Nell! 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. The bill at her early shows claimed that her people resembled apes and lived in caves, and Pastrana was only brought to the sideshow when a woman named Mrs. Espinosa who was captured and held hostage by Pastranas tribe escaped, and took Julia Pastrana with her. Mahaveer Sanglikar from Pune, India on August 15, 2012: Interesting information about an unfortunate lady. [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. Lent sold her corpse and her baby son, to a professor of Moscow University. Nell Rose (author) from England on May 19, 2012: Thanks Cathleen, glad you liked it, cheers nell. It's an interesting story, by the way. Her embalmed baby was never found.. Dr. Nicholas Mrquez-Grant (left) and attendants from T. S. Jacobsen funeral agency with Julia Pastrana's coffin, 2013 Photo: Laura Anderson Barbata. His reaction was ultimately one of wonder and he saw Pastrana as simply wonderful. That husband needed a good lashing, indeed. [11] Vandals broke into the storage facility in August 1976 and damaged the baby's body. Credit: Process print after G. Wick. Today we find the behavior of Julia's promoters deplorable, whereas in years past, exploitation was perfectly acceptable for many. He was also a secret sadomasochist. They went on to have a child and just before she died, she allegedly said, I die happy; I know I have been loved for myself. We dont know much about their relationship, so why discount love?, LJ Charleston is a freelance journalist. One artist said the Mauritshuis Museums decision to displayA Girl With a Pearl Earring made using Midjourney highly unethical.. An excellent hub Nell, well written and thought provoking. Then, Pastrana got pregnant. Thanks for sharing this sad story. Follow her on Twitter @LJCharleston, To join the conversation, please Julia Pastrana was born in the mountains of Western Mexico in 1834. After Lent's death, Julia's body would change hands numerous times and be exhibited all over the place by a variety of fairs, circuses, and cabinets of curiosities. They were eventually sold, exchanged hands several times, and in 1921, bought by a Norwegian fairground owner who was building a chamber of horrors in Oslo.. Nell Rose (author) from England on October 16, 2019: Thanks Liz, I will take a look! LongTimeMother from Australia on May 04, 2014: Nell, it would have been nice had she been buried with her child, but it sounds like that didn't happen. Someone must have cared enough about her to educate her, and teach her to sing and dance, don't you think?? Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). [17] Although generically referred to as a "mummy" by some authors, her preserved body was technically not a mummy because it was not mummified. The newborn would only survive a little over a day after his birth and he had inherited the condition that made his mother famous he too was covered in dark hair. 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. Later that year, a tour of Sweden drew considerable public opposition, leading to the bodies being withdrawn from public view. Bartra, Roger. Thanks Nell! 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. The Ass Ponys wrote and recorded the song Julia Pastrana about her life on their 1993 album Grim. Nell Rose (author) from England on September 02, 2012: Hi Sujeet, thanks so much for reading, nell. This was soooooo well written, and from an outstanding perspective. According to Dr Woolf, the other man was Arthur Munby a civil servant who lived a secret life. Pastrana was born in 1834 in Sinaloa, Mexico. over here its 20.38, so we are about 5 and a half hours different! Although now we can look back and think that she was treated badly in life and in death, perhaps she wasn't. Don't have an account? The Sleeping Girl of Turville: The True Story of a Girl Who fell asleep for Nine Years.. [11] Lent later found another woman with similar features, married her and changed her name from Marie Bartel to Zenora Pastrana, becoming wealthy from her exhibition. Lent worried that a rival might try to steal his most lucrative act, so he proposed to her in the late 1850s to secure his investment. He was covered in hair. N skal Julia Pastrana endelig begraves", "Roll up, roll up, and see the bearded lady", "Julia Pastrana, the 'extraordinary lady', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julia_Pastrana&oldid=1140909925, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Bear Woman, The Apewoman, The Nondescript. They make up half of NYUs full-time professors, and they want living wages and academic freedom. [citation needed]. But Julia Pastrana, of course, was no beast. Freak showmen capitalised on this there were numerous freak performers billed as Missing Links or proof of Darwins theory.. Lent returned to London in 1862 determined to continue with the freak show. The publicity had clearly got this spectator musing. The show was closed on the grounds of obscenity, but Pastrana continued to perform Spanish dances and popular songs. Subsequently, Julia and her child's bodies were eventually inabuilding Oslo,Norway,whichwasbrokeninto thelate resulting in damage to Julia's body and the disappearance of I had heard of her before, but never knew the real story. [2], Multiple versions of Pastrana's early life exist. By Charles Wilson Feb. 11, 2013 Her own husband called her a "bear woman." An 1854 advertisement in The New York Times said she was the "link between mankind and the ourang-outang." She became. Pastrana's husband arranged to have her body and . Nell Rose (author) from England on October 14, 2012: Hi colin, Aw thanks! Those who ran sideshows often didnt take the time to listen and record the backstories of their performers. If that was not bad enough, he then returned to the museum where Julia was being exhibited and took her on tour with him and his new wife. I had no idea .. wow.. Her wily husband immediately sold the bodies of his wife and child to anatomy professor Sokolov of the Moscow University for a price. It was 162 years ago this month that Pastrana was first put on display for the public, with newspaper advertisements using the most vile racist descriptions of her. Julia Pastrana Online presents historical documents (newspaper advertisements, marriage records, pamphlets, etc.) In this article we document the role of Ivan Matveevich Sokolov, anatomy professor at Moscow University, in the mummification of Julia Pastrana, born 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. I wonder if she was related to that family of Mexicans who were covered with hair. He was never going to be able to enjoy it. On March 20th 1860, Julia gave birth to a baby boy. There are no birth, baptism or early records enabling a reconstruction of Julia Pastranas formative years, but she was probably born in 1834 in the Sierra Madre region of Mexico. yes Lent was an evil man, and thank goodness got what he deserved in the end, thanks so much for reading, nell. Comisin para la Celebracin del Bicentenario de la Independencia y Centenario de la Revolucin. She had a great thirst for knowledge and willingly gave herself up to a medical examination. One day and I hope very soon, she will be buried with dignity, and a statue will be erected to show us all, this woman of courage. [19] In February 2013, with the help of Sinaloa state governor Mario Lpez Valdez, New York-based visual artist Laura Anderson Barbata, Norwegian authorities, and others, the body was turned over to the government of Sinaloa and her burial was planned. [12] Another, Dr. S. Brainerd of Cleveland, declared that she was of a "distinct species". Friends and family members of Julia Murray said that she was a loving mother who adored her children. It is believed that Pastrana fell in love with Lent as they toured America and Europe together. Wonderful story shows how debase people are and cruel. How Has the Publishing Industry Been Affected by Trump? From March 22 to 26, over 70 local, national, and international galleries present extraordinary art at accessible prices. Pastrana, an indigenous woman from Mexico, was born in 1834, somewhere in the state of Sinaloa. Records are blurry, but she was likely born in 1834 somewhere in Mexico, on the Western slopes of the Sierra Madre:. After a Roman Catholic Mass in a local church, Julia's coffin was carried to the town cemetery and buried as a band played the local traditional music. In addition to scholarly publications with top presses, she has written for Atlas Obscura and Ranker. you have a great point there! I am also reminded of the Hottentot Venus who had a similar fate as Julia. Nell Rose (author) from England on February 14, 2013: Thanks Mike, Lovedoctor, and mary, yes she was a very sad character, and used the talents that she had to get through an appalling life, I am so glad she has been taken back to her home and laid to rest, thanks for reading, nell. Killer sweating sickness that terrified a King. Our Own Devices: Sean Doolittle on Writing a Thriller About Technology. Sheila from Surprise Arizona - formerly resided in Washington State on September 01, 2012: Wow - what a fascinating story I could not stop reading. Suspiciously Suspect:Who Isand Isn'tan Unreliable Narrator? Julia Pastrana (August 1834 25 March 1860) was a performer and singer during the 19th century who had hypertrichosis. Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (2022) is screening in New York this month to benefit earthquake relief in Syria. From residencies, fellowships, and workshops to grants, open calls, and commissions, our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers. He renamed her Zenora Pastrana, luring in audiences with the claim that she was Julias younger sister. Marie collected the two mummies and exhibited herself alongside the embalmed corpses in November 1888 at the Anthropological Society of Munich. To defend the rights of all people is ourresponsibility. Whats more, hirsute women like Pastrana came to signify hypersexuality, primitivism and bestiality. Many freak performers faced lives of destitution or dependency but, in the freak show, they were often celebrated performers who made comfortable livings. Mike Robbers from London on February 14, 2013: What a story! Yet with all this, she was substantially human: she spoke several languages, sang, danced, was lively and intelligent. lol! From University to museum, from curiosity stands to freak shows, Julia was passed around and around. "El trgico viaje de una mujer salvaje mexicana al mundo civilizado". Her husband was a horrible, disgusting person who I hope was destined for hell. Zenora, his bride, carried on touring with the mummies, and then eventually married a much younger man. This story made me tear up. 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. Her last words were apparently: I die happy; I know I have been loved for myself. But Lents actions suggest otherwise. The child was born with the same disease as his mother. It's sad that one human being has to experience such cruelty from others. 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The marriage lasted 15 years until 1895, when the pair were divorced, and Jones subsequently married again. She was in Moscow at the time, on tour. Fast-forward to February 1990 and Julia was rediscovered in a basement of the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Oslo. The things that money makes one do. Advertisements declared her the Ape Woman or the Nondescript, a creature that could not be described. I hope some day she gets the proper burial that she deserves. Billed as the missing link between apes and man, Julia Pastrana was checked out by several physicians who produced certificates which were displayed wherever Pastrana went on tour stating that she was not really a woman at all, but rather a new species of half-human, half-ape hybrid. lol! I didn't know who Julia Pastrana was prior to reading this. After both their bodies were desecrated following display in a midcentury chamber of horrors, the remains of Pastranas son were lost. So we come to the end. Buckland was influenced by natural theology which asserted the centrality of God in nature. thanks so much for reading, and you take care too! What many people don't realise is that at the time of Slavery, the Turks came over to England, Wales and Ireland and took many of us Brits as slaves, they were treated appallingly, but for some reason history has decided to wipe the truth clean, and of course it still happens today in some of those countries, maybe one day we will learn to treat each other with respect, thanks so much for reading Juliet, glad you liked it, nell. Deborah Brooks Langford from Brownsville,TX on August 15, 2012: Nell this is the most interesting hub.. Pastrana was born with long, dark hair that covered her body, and her managerand new husbandenticed audiences to her shows by describing her as the "Ape Woman," "Bear-woman," "Half HumanHalf Beast," and . Not only would she have to take time off, and lose money, from the tours, but Lent panicked because he thought she might die. lol. But it appears that Lent was attracted to bearded ladies. Voted up. Thank goodness this exploitation is not allowed today. Referred to by the locals as Wolf Woman due to her genetic abnormality, she lived with her mother until her mother passed away of unknown causes. Being kept in a Museum is still showing the height of disrespect for Julia still being treated as an animal. We can still see them at State Fairs, although they do not seem to display the most exotic ones. she may look strange outside.. but i think what matters most is the inside.thanks for posting this. This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 11:05. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. In a book essay, Bess Lovejoy compares her to figures like Sarah Baartman, an African woman exhibited as the Hottentot Venus for her curvy appearance, and Minik, an Inuit boy brought to the American Museum of Natural History by explorer Robert Peary. Julia Pastrana was a talented Mexican singer and dancer of Indigenous background. Some people who had deformities which kept them from employment could earn from their problem and help their families. England became aware of her and stated in the newspapers at the time, she is an amazing oddity and promptly started to call her The Nondescript, which is similar to what we say today as unexplained. When she died in 1860 following a difficult childbirth, both she and her infant son were embalmed. I admire her dignity . 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. Certainly, though, in light of his later actions, it is hard to conclude that it was affection. Julia Pastrana's last words on her deathbed were "I am dying happy". Shared and tweeted. In 1860, Pastrana fell pregnant, giving birth to a baby boy who only lived for two days. Pastranas manager, Theodore Lent, described her as half-woman, half-animal in a bid to increase ticket sales. 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. Humanity is disgraceful. 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