Fast-forward to February 1990 and Julia was rediscovered in a basement of the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Oslo. Culiacn. Those who ran sideshows often didnt take the time to listen and record the backstories of their performers. Thank you for sharing this story. As for Lent, Pastrana would not be his last bearded wife; in the 1860s he married Marie Bartel, a bearded lady from Germany. 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. Certainly, though, in light of his later actions, it is hard to conclude that it was affection. The son died a few days later, and Lent then toured with the mother and son's embalmed remains. By this time, curiosity had begun to turn towards admiration, and she was invited to the Horticultural Society and the Boston History society. John Hansen from Australia (Gondwana Land) on September 10, 2015: Hi Nell, I am late reading this but I enjoyed this interesting hub. Julia was then moved and the same thing happened again. Her manager Theodore Lent, meanwhile, also did his best to entice the public by billing her as half woman and half animal. After both their bodies were desecrated following display in a midcentury chamber of horrors, the remains of Pastranas son were lost. Bess Lovejoy explores her story and how it was only in 2013, 153 years after her passing, that she was finally laid to rest. 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. And the thing is, even today, cruel names are being given to people who "don't fit" something like "gorilla people of Mexico." Nell Rose (author) from England on April 23, 2017: Hi Deb, I know its not much better these days. This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 11:05. Perhaps this impacted how Julia saw herself; perhaps this impacted her self-esteem. So sad that she was treated so badly. The baby was torn to pieces. 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. It is such a shame how people will treat those different. 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. The Magazine Explaining America to the French, What Should You Read Next? Eventually, Lent got fed up of It and hired her out to the person who would pay the most for the privilege. 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. Zenora, his bride, carried on touring with the mummies, and then eventually married a much younger man. Voted up. Poor lady and her child. Why could she not be buried and a statue made of her. Mike Robbers from London on February 14, 2013: What a story! The problem with trying to understand Julia Pastranas history is that multiple versions of her life story exist. After this look at the tragic life of sideshow performer Julia Pastrana, check out more famous sideshow freaks. Then, meet P.T. Recent research suggests he was an ambitious, optimistic and rather unscrupulous businessman, salesman and auctioneer who occasionally dabbled in prostitution. Comisin para la Celebracin del Bicentenario de la Independencia y Centenario de la Revolucin. Yet with all this, she was substantially human: she spoke several languages, sang, danced, was lively and intelligent. :). 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. She definitely deserved so much more credit, which you have given brilliantly here. So, finally, that was done. So we come to the end. Pastrana, an indigenous woman from Mexico, was born in 1834, somewhere in the state of Sinaloa. By the time they got to Vienna, she wasn't allowed out in the daylight, because Lent was embarrassed to be seen with her. One doctor, Alexander B. Mott, M.D., certified that she was specifically the result of the mating of a human and an "Orang hutan". Literary giants have thoughts on the new edits to Roald Dahl's works. 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. She then joined the circus, traveling across Germany to Warsaw and, by late 1859, Moscow. Barbata was pivotal in leading the 2013 repatriation and burial in Mexico of Pastrana. What cemented the marriage? Marco Ferreri's film The Ape Woman (1964) is based on Pastrana's life story. Recently, she was reburied . Money didn't interest her at all. In the 19th century, one such human curiosity was the "bearded lady.". In that last year, when another theft occurred, Julias corpse was stolen. All times AEDT (GMT +11). over here its 20.38, so we are about 5 and a half hours different! Julia's last words on her deathbed were: "I die happy. 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. According to Dr Woolf, the embalmed corpses had a very strange career. While giving birth, doctors had to use forceps to deliver her baby, resulting in several severe lacerations. Much of Pastranas life is still shrouded in mystery. One artist said the Mauritshuis Museums decision to displayA Girl With a Pearl Earring made using Midjourney highly unethical.. Her ears and nose were unusually large, and her teeth were irregular. 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! It is good to know she was eventually returned home for a dignified burial she deserved. [7] Lent took over her management, and they toured throughout the US and Europe. Then, somehow, she found her way into show business. 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. I just noticed some commented two years ago that an effort was being made to bring her to Mexico for burial. #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. Anyway, he responded to the living and dead Pastrana with a sense of disgust he was titillated but also disgusted by the embalmed Pastrana. 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. 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. He ended up dying barely a day and a half after being born. I think she was featured in an article as a freak, along with others. Shame that greed played such an important part of her life, she didn't deserve to be treated that way. charity mtisi from Johannesburg on December 04, 2018: Its a relief that she was finally laid to rest. 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. 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.. I had heard of her before, but never knew the real story. Daniel Lambert, Cahgn and Eng Bunker, and Charles Stratton had all been shown in the vicinity. 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. you have a great point there! Although now we can look back and think that she was treated badly in life and in death, perhaps she wasn't. 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! Torn to pieces! Levertis Steele from Southern Clime on September 20, 2012: Oh, how unfortunate and sad for poor Julia and her baby! 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. I admire her dignity . How Has the Publishing Industry Been Affected by Trump? Deborah Brooks Langford from Brownsville,TX on August 15, 2012: Nell this is the most interesting hub.. But maybe Julia could distance herself from such claims. 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. Nell Rose (author) from England on September 02, 2012: Hi Sujeet, thanks so much for reading, nell. Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson is back. Let us never see another woman be turned into an object of commerce.. 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. It was only following a protracted campaign that Julia was finally brought back to Mexico and buried with dignity. Julia Pastrana. 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. In programs I have watched , people didn't feel like they were being used, they felt 'special'. Register, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. 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. Buckland was influenced by natural theology which asserted the centrality of God in nature. Whats more, hirsute women like Pastrana came to signify hypersexuality, primitivism and bestiality. 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. lol! One of these men was Francis Buckland an eccentric naturalist who first saw the living Pastrana in 1857 and the dead Pastrana in 1862. Then again, this was never a neat distinction unlike actors today who move between characters, Pastrana played one role which she literally embodied.. 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. What were the dynamics of their life and marriage? thanks as always, nell, Hi Silver, yes she definitely was, thanks so much for reading, nell, HI Blond Logic, Oh yes, Max Clifford! She was a very strong woman to keep her dignity as long as she did. It's not easy being under all that scrutiny all the time. Her looks resembled an ape. Pastranas story was not forgotten, however. 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. 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. I agree with you in that I hope she will receive a proper burial. As such, the life of many sideshow performers, Julia Pastrana included, is marred by sensationalism and exploitation. In 1976 and 1979, the fairground in Oslo was broken into and the corpses damaged. 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. 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. Julia's time was coming to an end. Julia's preserved body was stolen in 1979, but stored at the Oslo Forensic Institute after the body was reported to police but not identified. 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. From University to museum, from curiosity stands to freak shows, Julia was passed around and around. 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 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. The Eye of the Beholder: Julia Pastranas Long Journey Home is out now fromLucia|Marquand,distributed by D.A.P. He was never going to be able to enjoy it. 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. His wealth meant nothing. Wikimedia CommonsThe embalmed body of Julia Pastrana on display. It affected her very deeply in her heart with sadness, Otto related. In the fifties and sixties, the mummies were displayed, mainly as a curiosity. 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. Of her origin nothing certain was or is known: the story however being that her mother was a Mexican Indian, who was lost for years in a country full of apes & bears. Our Own Devices: Sean Doolittle on Writing a Thriller About Technology. And, at times, it reads like a gothic horror story.. 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. She reportedly belonged to an indigenous tribe called the Root Diggers. There has been a theory about mental illness, marital problems, and financial difficulties, but nothing has been confirmed. 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. Doctors declared her a human and orangutan hybrid, and her talent at dance and song were displayed as a contrast to her seemingly unfeminine appearance. So glad I discovered it ans I find stories with mysterious elements like this one fascinating. It is amazing what some people would do for money. Nell Rose (author) from England on October 14, 2012: Hi colin, Aw thanks! its 4.20 in the afternoon here, with grey clouds and rain! Thanks for sharing. Julia Pastrana Online presents historical documents (newspaper advertisements, marriage records, pamphlets, etc.) 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. Julia's mummie disappeared over the next few decades. she may look strange outside.. but i think what matters most is the inside.thanks for posting this. 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. Up until the 1970s, there are records of them exhibited as carnival curiosities in the United States and Europe. After lying to that womans family that he would never exhibit her for money, he renamed her Miss Zenora Pastrana and similarly exploited her appearance. Tragic saga continues Julia tragic saga continued even after her death. lol! 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. What we do know is that she was doomed from birth (around 1834) by her facial hair and strong features. 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. A year later, Marie gave the corpses to a German impresario and they were exhibited in numerous fairs. But even when dead, white men continued to profit off of her body. I suppose people with severe birth defects have been protected from public exploitation. Theodor Lent became more and more aggressive, and by the time they had toured through Poland and Russia, Julia realized that she was pregnant. Marie and Lent went to Russia, Lent went insane, and in 1888, Marie left Russia for Munich. 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. She went through a lot. Her body was taxidermically preserved. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. 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. Possibly some of them originated with Julia. 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. 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. Up. 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! The only parts of her body not covered in hair was the palms of her hands and the soles of her feet. Lent sold their corpses to a professor at Moscow University who promised to embalm them, and then he took the preserved bodies of Julia Pastrana and their dad son on tour. Just as interesting as all of your Hubs and very engaging. 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