During a tour in Moscow, Pastrana gave birth to a son, with features similar to her own. She was a human being and such claims would be hurtful to any of us; more so in the Victorian context when people were furiously debating the relationship between ape and man. In fact after Pastrana died, he toured his late wifes corpse, then found another bearded woman to marry. Julia Pastrana (1834-1860) was a Mexican woman who suffered from various diseases that affected her physical appearance. Deborah Brooks Langford from Brownsville,TX on August 15, 2012: Nell this is the most interesting hub.. 2010. 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. Freak shows have been common for many centuries. Those who ran sideshows often didnt take the time to listen and record the backstories of their performers. In 1860, Pastrana fell pregnant, giving birth to a baby boy who only lived for two days. It is still there. 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. 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.. 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. Julia Pastrana. This is such a sad yet unique story. 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? Dressed in red, Pastrana entertained the audience by singing and dancing. In 2013, over a century after she left the Sierra Madre Mountains for a career in the United States, Pastrana finally returned home. ThoughtSandwiches from Reno, Nevada on August 31, 2012: This is an amazingly sad story. Julia Pastrana was born in 1834 into an Indigenous community in the Sierra Madre in Mexico. 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. Annie Jones, initially billed as the Infant Esau at Barnums Museum, was allegedly secretly married to a showman when she had just turned 16. I don't know when I have read more interesting info. Aw thanks epi, you are kinda amazing yourself! While the full science behind the abnormality that caused her condition continues to be studied, even today, congenital hypertrichosis has a variety of effective treatments, including laser hair removal and hormone treatments. But even when dead, white men continued to profit off of her body. 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.. To the public eye, she did have a very strange appearance. Nell Rose (author) from England on September 02, 2012: Hi Sujeet, thanks so much for reading, nell. Or do we? It was a ten-year effort to repatriate Pastrana, with Barbata writing letters tothe National Research Ethics Committee for the Social Sciences and Humanities, the National Committee for Ethical Evaluation of Research on Human Remains of Norway, the Governor of Sinaloa in Mexico, the Foreign Affairs Department of Mexico, the University of Oslo, journalists, artists, and anthropologists. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Nell Rose (author) from England on February 13, 2013: Thanks Linda, I have read this story since I was a kid, and she has always fascinated me, so glad you liked it, and thanks! She spent her life being paraded onstage as one of the most popular freaks in the world, which continued even after she died. During her life, Pastrana's management arranged to have her examined by doctors and scientists, using their evaluations in advertisements to attract a larger audience. Wikimedia CommonsJulia Pastrana was billed as The Ape Woman and drew crowds all over the United States and Europe. The remains were consumed by mice. Or do we? A top police boss sent a scathing email to officers after their state force became embroiled in a series of 'drink-driving, drug use, family violence and sexual and predatory behaviour' incidents. Matthew Manning-Psychic and Healer. Complications during birth left her weak and drained. This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 11:05. :). Pastrana had very few friends, and one, a singer from Vienna, lamented the light fog of sadness that trailed her. I remember as a child visiting the travelling side shows at the carnivals and hearing the barkers call out "See the bearded lady" and their recruiting for other similar attractions. But it was not to be. Pastrana's husband arranged to have her body and . Julia Pastrana was a talented Mexican singer and dancer of Indigenous background. 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. This lasted for more than 10 years, Dr Woolfe said. Then, unexpectedly, Lent had a mental breakdown and ended up in the towns local mental sanatorium. Pastrana was born in 1834 in Sinaloa, Mexico. 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. She then became part of theSchreiner Collection in the University of Oslos anatomy department. What she had experienced is appalling. She was so smart, and intelligent. My nephew is a midget and he has been made fun of his whole life but he has a heart of gold, just sweet, takes it in stride. This Idea came from Lent, who suddenly realized that if he didn't want to lose her, he had better marry her himself. Even after she and her baby died. 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. 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. Killer sweating sickness that terrified a King. And so, death didnt free Pastrana from public gawking. Images in The Eye of the Beholder show Pastrana in elaborate costumes, and holding flowers, all part of the attempted shock at contrasting these hyper feminine accessories to her hairy face. It affected her very deeply in her heart with sadness, Otto related. Sheila Brown from Southern Oklahoma on June 18, 2012: This is a very well written and interesting story. Sadly, Pastrana didnt survive either, dying a couple of days after her baby. Not many people believed that these mummies could possibly be real. is she still being studied. such a darn shame! Years ago such individuals during the time of slavery were seen not as persons but animals. Genevieve Carlton earned a Ph.D in history from Northwestern University with a focus on early modern Europe and the history of science and medicine before becoming a history professor at the University of Louisville. 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. Her manager Theodore Lent, meanwhile, also did his best to entice the public by billing her as half woman and half animal. 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. He was intimate with her and they produced a child. She reportedly belonged to an indigenous tribe called the Root Diggers. At last Julia has been laid to rest in her home state of Sinaloa De Leyva in Mexico on Tuesday 12th February 2013. Many freak performers faced lives of destitution or dependency but, in the freak show, they were often celebrated performers who made comfortable livings. Records are blurry, but she was likely born in 1834 somewhere in Mexico, on the Western slopes of the Sierra Madre:. Copyright 2019 by John Woolf. Wellcome Library, LondonAn ad for Julia Pastranas show. This story made me tear up. They make up half of NYUs full-time professors, and they want living wages and academic freedom. thankyou for sharing this wonderful story of facts! Join the New-York Historical Society for a virtual conversation on the Peabody Essex Museums new installation of Native American and American art with Philip J. Deloria, Marie Watt, and Karen Kramer. yes Lent was an evil man, and thank goodness got what he deserved in the end, thanks so much for reading, nell. External Links Ohand Lent was asshole. Thank you for sharing this story. There is so much more to this story, but in a nutshell, Julia and her baby were passed from person to person, country to country, until one day in 1976, the storage facility where Julia was being kept, was broken into and vandalized. Listen To 9 Of The Most Haunting Sounds Ever Recorded, Inside The Disturbing History Of The Texas Killing Fields And All The Murders That Remain Unsolved, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. If she was of another race would she be treated like this. 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.. Thanks for sharing! I had seen pictures of this dear lady before but I did not know her tragic story, thank you for sharing. 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. 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. Marie collected the two mummies and exhibited herself alongside the embalmed corpses in November 1888 at the Anthropological Society of Munich. 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. Wonderful story shows how debase people are and cruel. Thanks for sharing this sad story. Nell Rose (author) from England on May 04, 2014: Hi heidi, thanks so much, some things never change, but thankfully the way we quickly deal with it is much better thankfully, glad you liked it, nell, Hi Dabble, thanks for reading, yes some people just have it bad from birth don't they? Julia's last words on her deathbed were: "I die happy. I guess i am a few years behind but i am glad i stumbled onto your hubpage. One of the best beards in history was grown by a woman named Julia Pastrana. ..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. I remember watching a documentary piece 20/20 or some such and the whole family had the disorder. 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. I believe one day we all may be shocked at finding out who the real animals of the earth are. As for Lent, is he any different than, let's say Max Clifford? 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 . The Sad Story Of Julia Pastrana, The Ape Woman Sideshow Performer. Julia was then moved and the same thing happened again. 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. He saw Pastrana through this lens which informed his reaction: she was wonderful because she was a case of Gods handiwork, the marvels of Gods universe. [2], Multiple versions of Pastrana's early life exist. It's an interesting story, by the way. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). He indexed his diaries Working Women, studies of. His obsession was all-pervasive, as one contemporary academic suggested, and intimately connected to male pleasure; his relationship to working-class women was infused with pornographic voyeurism. lol! National Library of MedicineA photograph of Julia Pastrana. It must have been pretty confusing because the animal was capable of singing and speaking in different languages to cook and sew and dance. Credit: Process print after G. Wick. Its quite a story , she really had amazing courage and grace. As . thanks, nell. Even after death. 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). 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. John Hansen from Australia (Gondwana Land) on September 10, 2015: Hi Nell, I am late reading this but I enjoyed this interesting hub. 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. Nell Rose (author) from England on December 16, 2012: Hi mizjo, I don't the know the answer to that, as I am sure you understand, when people treat each other with respect then this world will be a much better place, thanks so much for reading mizjo, nell. Barbatas art is often long-term and participatory, engaging in practices such asstilt-dancing in Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico, and papermaking in the Amazon of Venezuela. Mary Hyatt from Florida on February 13, 2013: I just spent the past 45 reading your article and skimming through the comments. As we will see, Lent emerges as a monster. I sometimes wonder: did Lents later insanity derive from some form of guilt? The Restless Corpse of Julia Pastrana. Her ears and nose were unusually large, and her teeth were irregular. In her world, there is no detritus and everything (everyone) is charged with potential. women all over the world are being treated appallingly even today, and yes back then those shows were the only thing that would give them a job and pay, thanks for reading, nell, Hi cfin, yes that's so true, it all depends on which country she would have been born in I suppose, and as you say behind our so called modern values we may never learn these lessons, thanks for reading, nell, Hi LongTime, yes the whole thing was awful wasn't it? His wealth meant nothing. Marco Ferreri's film The Ape Woman (1964) is based on Pastrana's life story. While Dr Woolf believes there is an air of tragedy that hangs over Pastranas life, he stops short of describing her as being completely exploited. Buckland was influenced by natural theology which asserted the centrality of God in nature. And, at times, it reads like a gothic horror story.. 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. Mahaveer Sanglikar from Pune, India on August 15, 2012: Interesting information about an unfortunate lady. Voted up. On 14 October 2013 the in-development movie "Velvet" was announced, based on the life and experiences of Julia Pastrana, and from an original screenplay by Celso Garca and Francisco Pay Gonzlez. Jenna Pope from Southern California on August 31, 2012: It is so awful how people who are different are treated. So we come to the end. lol! Pastrana toured under the management of another showman, Theodore Lent, who like Pastrana remains an obscure figure. 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. Lerma Garay, Antonio. While we might scoff at the idea that anyone could ever think a human was the product of a sexual encounter between an ape and a woman, for the Victorians this wasnt necessarily a crazy idea, Dr Woolf said. This informed his sense of disgust.. 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! In December 1854, Julia Pastrana stepped on stage at Broadways Gothic Hall in Manhattan. Bravo to her for not backing down!! They appeared in Norway in 1921 and toured the US as late as 1972. Allegedly, Marie did not like seeing the mummified grin of Pastrana so the bodies were again lent to a show, this time in Austria. She arrived, steeped in mystery, and her life was as strange and sad as her birth. 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. As usual anyone who is different is seen as freakish. Eventually, Lent got fed up of It and hired her out to the person who would pay the most for the privilege. 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 pleased her journey has ended though. He was also a secret sadomasochist. It seems she is very self assured despite her fate and circumstances and made the best of her situation. Hi Juliet, lol! It took all those years for that poor woman to have a decent burial, but the baby could not. These Miniature Artworks Prove That It's the Little Things In Life, Inside Robert Rauschenberg's Newly Renovated SoHo Home, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. At this time the press described Bartel as his property. But what about Lent and Pastrana? 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. 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. The Supernatural and Psychic Index Hub by Nell Rose. His diagnosis followed a racist tradition of linking darker-skinned people with animals. lol! 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. [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. 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. On March 20th 1860, Julia gave birth to a baby boy. For example, in the 17th century, Jacob Bontius blamed Indigenous Indian women for the existence of orangutans, claiming that they mixed with apes and monkeys with detestable sensuality., Charles Darwin, for his part, described her as a remarkably fine woman albeit with a thick masculine beard and a hairy forehead. A zoologist named Francis Buckland, who examined Pastrana in 1857, largely agreed. Recent research suggests he was an ambitious, optimistic and rather unscrupulous businessman, salesman and auctioneer who occasionally dabbled in prostitution. This not only reveals how people processed freak displays but also how the freak never engendered a similar response it depended on your outlook. Unbelievable. He said she had an exceedingly good figure despite being hideous., Hermann Otto, a circus owner, was even more damning in his descriptions of her. In 1860, after giving a birth to a baby boy, Julia and her son both died. Let us never see another woman be turned into an object of commerce.. 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. Soon she became better known on stage than just being a 'Freak', as they used to call people like her. Zenora, his bride, carried on touring with the mummies, and then eventually married a much younger man. After her 1857 London exhibition Lent and Pastrana travelled across Europe. 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. 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). Lent just saw the cash flow, as simple as that, and when the baby came it was more cash, but sadly for Julia and just deserts for him it didn't happen that way. 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. Voted up more and sharing, great job! 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 were so cruel to her. charity mtisi from Johannesburg on December 04, 2018: Its a relief that she was finally laid to rest. Then, somehow, she found her way into show business. The scientists of the day thought that she was a hybrid between human and orangutan, and believed that they had found a missing link. This is where those two accounts of her origin story converge. Engraving of the embalmed Julia Pastrana with her son (at right) (1862) (via Wellcome Collection), Laura Anderson Barbata, Julia y Laura (2013) in The Eye of the Beholder: Julia Pastranas Long Journey Home (photo of the book for Hyperallergic). 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. She definitely deserved so much more credit, which you have given brilliantly here. 1834 in Sinaloa, Mexico ( 1964 ) is charged with potential insanity derive from some form of?. Given brilliantly here Western slopes of the most for the privilege deserved so much more credit, which have! 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