She spent her life being paraded onstage as one of the most popular freaks in the world, which continued even after she died. yes Lent was an evil man, and thank goodness got what he deserved in the end, thanks so much for reading, nell. Julia finally went home but without her baby who was also human. 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. I know you wrote this 2 years ago.. and wow.. that is amazing I love this hub, Thanks Integrity, yes she went through a lot, it was a nightmare, glad you liked it and thanks for reading again, nell. That Lent guy was horrible with what he did to her even after death. All Julia could think of was, please be healthy and not have a personality like your father. Julia's last words on her deathbed were: "I die happy. They were also Mexican Indians. It shows how two spectators from similar socio-economic backgrounds could respond in very different ways to the same performance. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. As . She was said to be a skilled performer, who could dance, sing, act and speak multiple languages. The baby was torn to pieces. Pastrana had very few friends, and one, a singer from Vienna, lamented the light fog of sadness that trailed her. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. She was so smart, and intelligent. Julia Pastrana. Sculpture of Indigenous Woman Will Replace Mexico Citys Columbus, Museum Under Fire for Showing AI Version of Vermeer Masterpiece, Hito Steyerl to Deliver 2023 Wolgin Lecture at Tyler School of Art and Architecture, NYUs Non-Tenured Faculty Rally for a Union. Read one of your commenters said she was finally laid to rest in a glass coffin. Victorian audiences, eager for circuses and freak shows, flocked to her shows, while scientists also marveled over Pastranas condition. He was covered in hair. Many freak performers faced lives of destitution or dependency but, in the freak show, they were often celebrated performers who made comfortable livings. Sadly, Pastrana didnt survive either, dying a couple of days after her baby. The only parts of her body not covered in hair was the palms of her hands and the soles of her feet. That husband needed a good lashing, indeed. This was a radical idea that discombobulated mans place in nature. According to spectators and those who knew her, Pastrana was an intelligent Indigenous Mexican woman whose life was shaped by brutal racism and cruelty. 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. I am also reminded of the Hottentot Venus who had a similar fate as Julia. the one good thing about this though was the fact that as I kept sharing it everywhere they eventually found her and buried her with dignity, so pleased. His reaction was ultimately one of wonder and he saw Pastrana as simply wonderful. On March 20th 1860, Julia gave birth to a baby boy. However, during her performances, she demonstrated her intelligence and talent: singing, dancing, and interacting with the audience.[10]. log in. Mike Robbers from London on February 14, 2013: What a story! What a great woman! [17] Although generically referred to as a "mummy" by some authors, her preserved body was technically not a mummy because it was not mummified. 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.". Linda Bilyeu from Orlando, FL on February 13, 2013: Great story Nell. By this time she had received many marriage proposals, and when asked why she had never married, she replied that they were not rich enough! Julia's time was coming to an end. To defend the rights of all people is ourresponsibility. Voted up. :). I feel we still have much to learn from Julia Pastrana, Barbata affirmed. We weren't allowed to go into those tents. At this time the press described Bartel as his property. But what about Lent and Pastrana? lol! how awful was that? So sad that she was treated so badly. Poor lady and her child. Follow her on Twitter @LJCharleston, To join the conversation, please Nell Rose (author) from England on September 04, 2015: Thanks so much m abdullah, glad you liked it, nell. Her wily husband immediately sold the bodies of his wife and child to anatomy professor Sokolov of the Moscow University for a price. G. Diane Nelson Trotter from Fontana on October 13, 2012: All I can say is, "Unbelievable!" 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. You would think that after she had died, Julia would have been given a dignified funeral, and treated like the lady she was. Or do we? 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. 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. [1] She was born with a genetic condition, hypertrichosis terminalis (or generalized hypertrichosis lanuginosa[2]); her face and body were covered with straight black hair. And so, death didnt free Pastrana from public gawking. They were so cruel to her. yes I believe that Julia should have a proper burial with a statue above it to show the world how wonderful she was, thanks so much for reading, and I am glad you liked it, cheers nell, You have provided the spice in my coffee this morning. Upon hearing her story, I felt that my duty as a Mexican female artist, and as a human being, was to do everything possible to have Pastrana removed from the anatomy collection and returned to Mexico, her place of birth where she was at the time practically unknown to receive a proper burial, artistLaura Anderson Barbata told Hyperallergic. [4][5], According to Ireneo Paz, Francisco Seplveda, a customs official in Mazatln, purchased Pastrana and brought her to the United States. External Links Voted up etc and pinned. she may look strange outside.. but i think what matters most is the inside.thanks for posting this. Teresa Coppens from Ontario, Canada on July 09, 2012: Very interesting story and one I was not familiar with. Join the conversation, you are commenting as. 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. No one knows what prompted her to commit such a heinous act. Bartra, Roger. [7] Lent took over her management, and they toured throughout the US and Europe. At last Julia has been laid to rest in her home state of Sinaloa De Leyva in Mexico on Tuesday 12th February 2013. "Velvet" is directed by Celso Garca and is an international production with the support of various personalities behind and in front of the camera. Hi Audrey, thanks so much, she just fascinated me for years, so I had to go and find out more about her, thanks again, nell. Don't have an account? 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. 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. 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. Boo to her husband for being greedy!! Someone must have cared enough about her to educate her, and teach her to sing and dance, don't you think?? In 1864, they were being displayed around Sweden. sounds fascinating. What a story and what a life. But even when dead, white men continued to profit off of her body. 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. (Its believed she died of complications from giving birth.) In 1994, the Norway Senate recommended burying her remains, but the Minister of Sciences decided to keep them, so scientists could perform research. [13] Francis Buckland stated that she was "only a deformed Mexican Indian woman". 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. That Lent guy was extremely heartless and he only truly cared about his money, but he got what he deserved. Doesn't make sense, it should be against the law to treat people that way to make a profit cause they are different. This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 11:05. So, finally, that was done. you have a great point there! Let us never see another woman be turned into an object of commerce.. Whats more, hirsute women like Pastrana came to signify hypersexuality, primitivism and bestiality. How Has the Publishing Industry Been Affected by Trump? Barnums 13 most famous and incredible oddities. The literature provided by the sideshow that first purchased her said that Pastrana was born in Mexico in August of 1834. As for Lent, Pastrana would not be his last bearded wife; in the 1860s he married Marie Bartel, a bearded lady from Germany. This was soooooo well written, and from an outstanding perspective. Julia Pastrana Online presents historical documents (newspaper advertisements, marriage records, pamphlets, etc.) I guess, some people are born with sad stories and she is definitely one of them. Voted up. Standing at only four foot six, labor put her very life at risk. Freak shows, although now politically incorrect and unpopular, gave unique people a stage and they were made stars. 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. Munby gained a thrill from transgressions, so it was hardly surprising that he would head to Pastranas freak show in 1857. Her ears and nose were unusually large, and her teeth were irregular. thanks so much, and warm wishes to you back! 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.. Freak showmen capitalised on this there were numerous freak performers billed as Missing Links or proof of Darwins theory.. I remember watching a documentary piece 20/20 or some such and the whole family had the disorder. 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. Annie Jones, initially billed as the Infant Esau at Barnums Museum, was allegedly secretly married to a showman when she had just turned 16. The newspapers of the day said she was hideous, but in her favor she had a very nice singing voice. 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. I wonder if she was related to that family of Mexicans who were covered with hair. 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. floriferous from Canada on June 25, 2012: Great storytelling Nell. cfin from The World we live in on May 04, 2014: This is so sad. Then, unexpectedly, Lent had a mental breakdown and ended up in the towns local mental sanatorium. Then again, this was never a neat distinction unlike actors today who move between characters, Pastrana played one role which she literally embodied.. 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). I agree with you in that I hope she will receive a proper burial. Some people might act politely as they have been "trained" to do so, but atrocities such as the treatment of this woman and her child are as much prevalent today as they ever were. I am so pleased that at last, she is at peace. Nell Rose (author) from England on August 15, 2012: Hi jainismus, thanks so much for reading, nell. Pastrana's body has since been relocated to Sinaloa, and was buried in a cemetery in Sinaloa de Levya in February 2013. 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. :). 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. To be returned to the home of her birth is something that we should all be thankful for. One artist said the Mauritshuis Museums decision to displayA Girl With a Pearl Earring made using Midjourney highly unethical.. At four and a half feet, she was also said to look very like an ape in features. Recently, she was reburied . Thanks for sharing! Looking at the image of Julia she looked like an African cross bread with an Indian. We can still see them at State Fairs, although they do not seem to display the most exotic ones. The Root-Diggers lived with animals and couldnt tell them apart from their own kind, a further insinuation of bestial copulation(accusations commonly aimed at Africans onstage). 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. What a shame that Julia was subjected to such treatment during her lifetime and even afterward. Julia Pastrana was a famous sideshow performer in her day, but her celebrity was marred by racism and bigotry. When Lent remarried another bearded lady, Marie Bartel, he got back the corpses and had his new wife perform alongside his old, embalmed family. So glad I discovered it ans I find stories with mysterious elements like this one fascinating. A wonderful article but so sad all the suffering she had to endure. Oh no. Suzanne Ridgeway from Dublin, Ireland on August 31, 2012: What an incredible story, so much sadness and this gentle lady does deserve respect at last. thanks! Tim Truzy from U.S.A. on December 04, 2018: Stranger than fiction, Nell. 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. In their version, Pastrana was born with the condition hypertrichosis, which covered her face and body in thick hair. muhammad abdullah javed on September 04, 2015: Very interesting Hub Nell Rose, reading about personalities pend down by you is simply a fascination. It took all those years for that poor woman to have a decent burial, but the baby could not. Theodor Lent became more and more aggressive, and by the time they had toured through Poland and Russia, Julia realized that she was pregnant. Theodore Lent displayed them across Europe and, when interest faded, he gave them to an English travelling museum of curiosities. In this article we document the role of Ivan Matveevich Sokolov, anatomy professor at Moscow University, in the mummification of Julia Pastrana, born Voted up and awesome! She was in Moscow at the time, on tour. After a few months perfecting the process, he put them in the Museum of the university, where they attracted great crowds of people. Copyright 2019 by John Woolf. What an extraordinary lady you've introduced us to. I guess i am a few years behind but i am glad i stumbled onto your hubpage. Eventually, Lent got fed up of It and hired her out to the person who would pay the most for the privilege. I will be back to read more of them. Why would you want to go to a show to stare at someone who is different? So we come to the end. Bess Lovejoy explores her story and how it was only in 2013, 153 years after her passing, that she was finally laid to rest. Good article! Her body was exhibited all over Europe for decades until, finally, the bodies ended up in storage in Norway. Indeed, in the world of the freak show bearded ladies often found admirers and husbands. Thanks for sharing this sad story. In April 1854 she left Snchez, having been persuaded by a showman to perform in America, and in December 1854, at the Gothic Hall musical theater on Broadway, she was billed as 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. After her 1857 London exhibition Lent and Pastrana travelled across Europe. 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. thanks for reading, nell. Friends and family members of Julia Murray said that she was a loving mother who adored her children. One big happy family then. On show with her still born son after death. over here its 20.38, so we are about 5 and a half hours different! Up until the 1970s, there are records of them exhibited as carnival curiosities in the United States and Europe. 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. lol! Marco Ferreri's film The Ape Woman (1964) is based on Pastrana's life story. Some people who had deformities which kept them from employment could earn from their problem and help their families. 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. 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. Since birth, Julia was diagnosed with a harsh genetic condition - generalized hypertrichosis lanuginose and it was unknown at that time. Our Own Devices: Sean Doolittle on Writing a Thriller About Technology. Julia Pastrana (August 1834 25 March 1860) was a performer and singer during the 19th century who had hypertrichosis. Nell Rose (author) from England on October 16, 2019: Thanks Liz, I will take a look! He was intimate with her and they produced a child. Shame that greed played such an important part of her life, she didn't deserve to be treated that way. He renamed her Zenora Pastrana, luring in audiences with the claim that she was Julias younger sister. Soon she became better known on stage than just being a 'Freak', as they used to call people like her. Hyperallergic is a forum for serious, playful, and radical thinking about art in the world today. In this version, Pastrana lived with her mother until her mother passed away, after which, her uncle sold her to the circus. 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]. 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. I think Julia was a strong dignified and beautiful woman. 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. She does look unique and even before reading this, the first thing that came to mind was orangutan, which is what her appearance resembles, but I'm sure she had other qualities and attributes that people overlooked since they were fixated on her face and excessive body hair. 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. The Supernatural and Psychic Index Hub by Nell Rose. That poor baby was torn to shreds when he should be laid to rest. thanks so much for reading, cheers nell. Demonic Possession - The Case of Anneliese Michel And Werewolf Bill Ramsey. Founded in 2009, Hyperallergic is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. This hub does a good job in teaching us how to treat other people. I admire her courage to stand in front of a crowd and sing perhaps knowing that she would be ridiculed by others, but what could she do. During a tour in Moscow, Pastrana gave birth to a son, with features similar to her own. Pastrana was one of the worlds most popular freaks at a time when such entertainers were the biggest celebrities of the Victorian era. The name she was billed under was a cruel and sad insult to her condition. Six visual arts organizations across Europe are collaborating on a new project addressing togetherness, fairness, responsibility, and kindness. Torn to pieces! You are an excellent writer Nell. Wikimedia CommonsJulia Pastrana was a famous sideshow performer in her day, but her celebrity was marred by racism and bigotry. In the fifties and sixties, the mummies were displayed, mainly as a curiosity. Not many people believed that these mummies could possibly be real. Or do we? Wellcome Library, LondonAn ad for Julia Pastranas show. That is very emotional and great. Beach, but in 1854, she eloped with Theodore Lent, marrying him in Baltimore, Maryland. Nell Rose (author) from England on December 06, 2018: Thanks Tim, yes its an amazing story isn't it? Many of these recipients became invested in the project. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Credit: Wellcome Collection. I thought of terms I heard in the past. Nell Rose (author) from England on July 01, 2020: I totally agree with you Alvene. Peg Cole from North Dallas, Texas on May 04, 2014: Beautifully written and touching story, Nell. The remains were consumed by mice. Nell Rose (author) from England on July 09, 2012: Hi femme, good morning! So pleased her journey has ended though. Dressed in red, Pastrana entertained the audience by singing and dancing. Hi Juliet, lol! [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. In 1860, Pastrana died in Moscow after giving birth to Lent's son, who inherited his mother's condition. In his alma mater, Trinity College, there are volumes of his diaries, notebooks and photograph albums that document, in minute detail, his fascination with working women, from pit girls to collier girls to acrobats and even women with no noses. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. By Bess Lovejoy. 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. Its quite a story , she really had amazing courage and grace. Standing in front of an audience of thousands, Julia looked down at the audience and sang in a most beautiful voice. I'm glad they finally laid Julia to rest. [citation needed]. Matthew Manning-Psychic and Healer. 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