Shortly after, he died. Eventually, Lent and his new bride retired to St. Petersburg and set up shop in a small waxworks museum. 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. John Hansen from Australia (Gondwana Land) on September 10, 2015: Hi Nell, I am late reading this but I enjoyed this interesting hub. 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! [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. Credit: Process print after G. Wick. She was in Moscow at the time, on tour. The newspapers of the day said she was hideous, but in her favor she had a very nice singing voice. Nell Rose (author) from England on July 01, 2020: I totally agree with you Alvene. Eventually, Lent got fed up of It and hired her out to the person who would pay the most for the privilege. A play based on Pastrana's life, The True History of the Tragic Life and Triumphant Death of Julia Pastrana, the Ugliest Woman in the World (1998) was written by Shaun Prendergast. Levertis Steele from Southern Clime on September 20, 2012: Oh, how unfortunate and sad for poor Julia and her baby! Those who ran sideshows often didnt take the time to listen and record the backstories of their performers. She appeared in a play called Der Curierte Meyer, which was a cross between a love story and a comedy. As for Lent, Pastrana would not be his last bearded wife; in the 1860s he married Marie Bartel, a bearded lady from Germany. Julia Pastrana (August 1834 25 March 1860) was a performer and singer during the 19th century who had hypertrichosis. Munby was obsessed with documenting working-class women and secretly married his working-class wife, Dr Woolf said. 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 . To defend the rights of all people is ourresponsibility. Julia Pastrana was born in 1834. its half eleven here in good old England! 2010. According to Dr Woolf, the embalmed corpses had a very strange career. At last Julia Pastrana has come home. So sad that she was treated so badly. :). In 1864, they were being displayed around Sweden. But maybe Julia could distance herself from such claims. At the Regent Gallery Pastrana could be seen three times a day, for the price of 3 shillings from the stalls, 2 shillings from the area and 1 shilling from the gallery. Or do we? Thanks for sharing! According to Dr Woolf, against this backdrop were shady deals, cries of immorality, government crackdowns and even theft. A musical Pastrana by Australian writers Allan McFadden and Peter Northwood was performed by Melbourne's Church Theatre in 1989. Her ears and nose were unusually large, and her teeth were irregular. Cathleen J Wyatt from Reno, NV on May 18, 2012: 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers 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. The only parts of her body not covered in hair was the palms of her hands and the soles of her feet. Lent came in. Also, Lent knew Pastrana was a money-maker, so to avoid her changing showmen what better way to keep her than by marrying her? Even after death. 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. In programs I have watched , people didn't feel like they were being used, they felt 'special'. lol! Allegedly, Marie did not like seeing the mummified grin of Pastrana so the bodies were again lent to a show, this time in Austria. Today, thanks to a new book breathing life into Pastranas legacy, we know that her life, while undeniably colourful, was also incredibly brief. Recently, she was reburied . It's an interesting story, by the way. Due to hypertrichosis and gingival hyperplasia, Julia Pastrana was covered in hair and had exaggerated features that caught the attention of sideshow promoters. P.T. [13] Francis Buckland stated that she was "only a deformed Mexican Indian woman". When 23-year-old Pastrana was exhibited at the Queens Hall in London in 1857, the Liverpool Mercury newspaper described her as one of the most extraordinary beings ever presented to the public. The press also promised that a visit to the exhibition must afford ample scope for philosophical speculation and reflection. 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. Thanks for sharing her story and giving her the honor she deserved! She arrived, steeped in mystery, and her life was as strange and sad as her birth. 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 . The musical supergroup Apparatjik released a single titled "Julia" on March 20, 2020, accompanied by a lyric video. ThoughtSandwiches from Reno, Nevada on August 31, 2012: This is an amazingly sad story. It is good to know she was eventually returned home for a dignified burial she deserved. In this article we document the role of Ivan Matveevich Sokolov, anatomy professor at Moscow University, in the mummification of Julia Pastrana, born Lentseems to have considered her a model freak, a house-trained monster that behaved well in front of audiences, writes Jan Bondeson in a book essay. Read one of your commenters said she was finally laid to rest in a glass coffin. He succeeded. ..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. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. Nell Rose (author) from England on June 13, 2012: Hi shara, that is so true, thank you so much, I am glad you liked it, cheers nell. The latter condition was caused by a rare disease, undiagnosed in her lifetime, gingival hyperplasia, which thickened her lips and gums. 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Lent unbelievably went on to marry another woman who looked liked Julia, and after a while, he then made claim to the fact that his new wife was Julia's sister. I sometimes wonder: did Lents later insanity derive from some form of guilt? ugliest woman in the world (according to her owner). According to Dr Woolf, the other man was Arthur Munby a civil servant who lived a secret life. Then, unexpectedly, Lent had a mental breakdown and ended up in the towns local mental sanatorium. Another poster for Pastranas 1857 exhibition contained a short section on the Root-Digger Indians to which Tribe Julias Mother belonged: These remarkable beings inhabit the Mountains, in Mexico, and live in caves with animals of different description, such as Bears, Monkeys, Squirrels, &c., between which and themselves they know no difference; their food consists of grass, roots, insects, barks of tree, &c.. Humanity is disgraceful. He dissected them and then mummified them so that they could be put on display. Soon she became better known on stage than just being a 'Freak', as they used to call people like her. Nell Rose (author) from England on July 09, 2012: Hi femme, good morning! The most popular story is that she was found living in a cave with her mother and was taken to an orphanage where she was adopted by the governor of the state of Sinaloa who used her as his maid. Her wily husband immediately sold the bodies of his wife and child to anatomy professor Sokolov of the Moscow University for a price. Jake Berthots paintings are haunted by an awareness of mortality and, beyond that, a feeling that no light awaits in the darkness. 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. But he harbored a secret life: a sadomasochistic marriage to his working-class servant Hannah Cullwick from 1873, and an obsessive lust for working-class women. muhammad abdullah javed on September 04, 2015: Very interesting Hub Nell Rose, reading about personalities pend down by you is simply a fascination. In 1994, the Norway Senate recommended burying her remains, but the Minister of Sciences decided to keep them, so scientists could perform research. Nell Rose (author) from England on August 15, 2012: Hi jainismus, thanks so much for reading, nell. I just noticed some commented two years ago that an effort was being made to bring her to Mexico for burial. Julia Pastrana was a Mexican woman whose "extraordinary" appearance led to her being displayed throughout Europe and America, first as a freak, then as a specimen. :). 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! He billed her as -the ugliest woman in the world, half-woman half-ape, bear woman, the misnomered, the female nondescript- among many other sobriquets, they toured . Cover of The Eye of the Beholder: Julia Pastranas Long Journey Home (courtesy Lucia|Marquand). related to the life of Julia Pastrana (1834-1860), who once performed in the U.S. and all over Europe. Theodor Lent became more and more aggressive, and by the time they had toured through Poland and Russia, Julia realized that she was pregnant. And, at times, it reads like a gothic horror story.. 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. Culiacn. He noted that she or it was intelligent with a fine voice who could speak three languages. she may look strange outside.. but i think what matters most is the inside.thanks for posting this. After Pastrana's death, Lent sold her body and their son's body to Professor Sukolov of Moscow University who permanently preserved them. The Heartbreaking, Hair-Raising Tale Of Freak Show Star Julia Pastrana, Mexico's Monkey Woman", "The Life and Death of Julia Pastrana, Bearded Woman on Parade", "Julia Pastrana: The 'circus freak' on show even in death", The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, "Julia Pastrana: A "Monster to the Whole World", "The Variation of Plants and Animals Under Domestication", "Hun ble vist frem som "apekvinne". So we come to the end. Nell Rose (author) from England on April 28, 2014: Thanks so much for reading suzzycue, yes she was an amazing woman, imagine having to face the world, and live with that evil man, but she came through singing, but sadly she had a terrible ending, nell. "An Artist Finds a Dignified Ending for an Ugly Story", "Behold! 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. Displayed and humiliated, she was dressed in one of her dancing dresses. 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 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. He probably met Pastrana while she was performing in New York, charming his way into her life and, it would appear, marrying her in Baltimore around 1855. 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. Copyright 2019 by John Woolf. 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! Marie Bartel, billed as the younger sister of Julia Pastrana. Integrating techniques of Islamic art with branding, Saj Issa examines globalizations impact on intersecting identities. They looked nothing like the pictures displayed outside their cubicles. Used with the permission of the publisher. Pastrana had very few friends, and one, a singer from Vienna, lamented the light fog of sadness that trailed her. Not only would she have to take time off, and lose money, from the tours, but Lent panicked because he thought she might die. It must have been pretty confusing because the animal was capable of singing and speaking in different languages to cook and sew and dance. 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? Julia's mummie disappeared over the next few decades. This not only reveals how people processed freak displays but also how the freak never engendered a similar response it depended on your outlook. On March 20th 1860, Julia gave birth to a baby boy. 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. 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.. I had read quite a bit about Julia Pastrana before ina book "Very pecial People" but not as in depth as you provide here. Julia Pastrana was born in the mountains of Western Mexico in 1834. In 1862 Julia returned to England. While giving birth, doctors had to use forceps to deliver her baby, resulting in several severe lacerations. lol! Pastrana was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1983, to parents of Puerto Rican and Colombian descent, and his interest in bike racing and other high-adrenaline pursuits began when he was only a child, according to Biography. The Supernatural and Psychic Index Hub by Nell Rose. I'm glad Julia is finally at peace. Boo to her husband for being greedy!! After a few months perfecting the process, he put them in the Museum of the university, where they attracted great crowds of people. She was then transferred to the custody of her uncle, who sold her to the circus. Not many people believed that these mummies could possibly be real. This was soooooo well written, and from an outstanding perspective. 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! 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.. 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.. By this time she was being 'shown' by a Mr Theodore Lent who became, in a sense her manager, helping her with her dancing and singing on stage. The literature provided by the sideshow that first purchased her said that Pastrana was born in Mexico in August of 1834. She suffered from two rare congenital disorders that meant her face and body were covered in dark hair and her gums were so overgrown it looked as if she had a second set of teeth. He didnt write about her, though, until 1862 when he returned to another one of her shows, which was very different to the first. [7] Lent took over her management, and they toured throughout the US and Europe. Friends and family members of Julia Murray said that she was a loving mother who adored her children. Or do we? My collaborative artistic experiences in Mexico, Venezuela, and Trinidad prepared me for an undertaking that ultimately involved international institutions, government officials, various organizations, and scientists, Barbata said. Money didn't interest her at all. She reportedly belonged to an indigenous tribe called the Root Diggers. To the public eye, she did have a very strange appearance. Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson is back. From residencies, fellowships, and workshops to grants, open calls, and commissions, our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers. Julia Pastrana was an indigenous Mexican woman treated as a spectacle in life, and death. 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. you have a great point there! I'm glad they finally laid Julia to rest. They were also Mexican Indians. Heidi Thorne from Chicago Area on May 04, 2014: This story just shows how far society has really come in acceptance of those who are different than we are. After both their bodies were desecrated following display in a midcentury chamber of horrors, the remains of Pastranas son were lost. 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. Voted up. Adults paid a quarter, and children paid 15 cents, to see the Baboon Lady. The theater chronicler for that show, George C. D. Odell, called Pastrana a delightful semi-human being and a cross between a woman and an orangutan. These reactions provide a really interesting insight into how people viewed freaks. It affected her very deeply in her heart with sadness, Otto related. Victorian audiences, eager for circuses and freak shows, flocked to her shows, while scientists also marveled over Pastranas condition. "Velvet" is directed by Celso Garca and is an international production with the support of various personalities behind and in front of the camera. [2], Multiple versions of Pastrana's early life exist. 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. I've heard of this woman and of other people with the same sad disorder. Wellcome Library, LondonAn ad for Julia Pastranas show. Because of that, it was exposed as an attraction in various shows. 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. Affordable Art Fair Returns to NYC With Contemporary Art Under $12,000, Nancy Rubins on Objects in the In-Between, The Palestinian-American Artist Getting Cheeky With Corporate Logos, Londons Castle Cinema Keeps the Magic of Film Alive, Whimsical Childrens Film Tackles War and Displacement in Syria, London Hospital Removes Gaza Childrens Art to Placate Pro-Israel Group, The Society Photographer of NYCs Downtown Underground, NY Legislators Move to Rename Cuomo Bridge. The marriage lasted 15 years until 1895, when the pair were divorced, and Jones subsequently married again. Freak shows have been common for many centuries. Whats more, hirsute women like Pastrana came to signify hypersexuality, primitivism and bestiality. Mary Hyatt from Florida on February 13, 2013: I just spent the past 45 reading your article and skimming through the comments. Someone must have cared enough about her to educate her, and teach her to sing and dance, don't you think?? What cemented the marriage? thanks so much for reading, and you take care too! Her manager Theodore Lent, meanwhile, also did his best to entice the public by billing her as half woman and half animal. 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. As usual anyone who is different is seen as freakish. Nell Rose (author) from England on December 04, 2018: Thanks for reading it Charity, and glad you liked it. 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. Up until the 1970s, there are records of them exhibited as carnival curiosities in the United States and Europe. People are judgmental and can be mean. Here she gave birth to a boy in March 1860, who was born with the same congenital traits and he dies, two days later, from asphyxia. Pegasus Books. 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! 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. At this time the press described Bartel as his property. But what about Lent and Pastrana? For example, its claimed Julia said Lent Loves me for my own sake. A wonderful article but so sad all the suffering she had to endure. Nell Rose (author) from England on September 10, 2015: Thanks Jodah, yes its a very strange story isn't it? Thanks for sharing. Marco Ferreri's film The Ape Woman (1964) is based on Pastrana's life story. its 4.20 in the afternoon here, with grey clouds and rain! rase una vez en Mazatln. Pastrana was advertised as a hybrid between an animal and a human and worked in sideshows and freak shows under the stage names the "Baboon Lady",[8] the "Dog-faced Woman", the "Hairy Woman", the "Ape-faced Woman",[9] Julia was then moved and the same thing happened again. He also barred her from walking the streets in daylight, worried that no one would pay to see her on the stage if they caught a glimpse for free. Julia Pastrana was exhibited during her lifetime, and for quite some time after her death. 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. Julia has been reborn among us. Her husband would not let go of her earning potential that easily. This Idea came from Lent, who suddenly realized that if he didn't want to lose her, he had better marry her himself. As for Lent, is he any different than, let's say Max Clifford? A 2003 Texas production of the play staged by Kathleen Anderson Culebro, sister of Laura Anderson Barbata, led to the campaign by Anderson Barbata to repatriate Pastrana's remains from Norway to Mexico.[2]. When she died in 1860 following a difficult childbirth, both she and her infant son were embalmed. cfin from The World we live in on May 04, 2014: This is so sad. His wealth meant nothing. 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. Beach, but in 1854, she eloped with Theodore Lent, marrying him in Baltimore, Maryland. :). Hi epi, yes so true, people always go by whats on the outside not on the in, its such a shame that Julia Pastrana had to go through this. 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