Credit: Process print after G. Wick. In her world, there is no detritus and everything (everyone) is charged with potential. He named her Zenora Pastrana. For our final Iconic Corpse of the year, the tragic tale, and (somewhat) happy ending for the body of performer Julia Pastrana.Here is the interview mentione. For example, its claimed Julia said Lent Loves me for my own sake. Nell Rose (author) from England on May 19, 2012: Thanks Cathleen, glad you liked it, cheers nell. The things that money makes one do. Nineteenth-century audiences recoiled at the sight of Julia Pastrana, the sideshow performer better known as the Ape Woman. One theater critic called her a semi-human being while another referred to her as a Baboon Woman.. :). Much of Pastranas life is still shrouded in mystery. In 1855, Pastrana was married to Theodore Lent, who saw her as a path to fortune and fame. Others called her the Bearded lady. 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. Freak showmen capitalised on this there were numerous freak performers billed as Missing Links or proof of Darwins theory.. Rumors abound about her early years: she was sold into show business by her parents; she was left to die in a forest but was miraculously rescued; she was protected by her mother, who, hailing from a so-called Root-Digger Indian tribe, fled the community when Pastrana was born. A Jutting jaw and very swollen gums added to her appearance. Thank goodness this exploitation is not allowed today. Then, unexpectedly, Lent had a mental breakdown and ended up in the towns local mental sanatorium. Linda Bilyeu from Orlando, FL on February 13, 2013: Great story Nell. [citation needed]. He went on to say ' Julia has been reborn among us, let us never see another woman be turned into an object of commerce'. Hi Suzie, thanks so much, she is such a fascinating lady, and I totally respect everything she went through, such a pity she had to live back then, thank you, nell. She was given a Catholic ceremony and buried, free from prying eyes at last. Read one of your commenters said she was finally laid to rest in a glass coffin. The announcement appeared in an article published in Mexican newspaper "Mural", member of the editorial group Reforma. (Its believed she died of complications from giving birth.) In 1976 and 1979, the fairground in Oslo was broken into and the corpses damaged. Doesn't make sense, it should be against the law to treat people that way to make a profit cause they are different. It was 162 years ago this month that Pastrana was first put on display for the public, with newspaper advertisements using the most vile racist descriptions of her. 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). So we come to the end. Friends and family members of Julia Murray said that she was a loving mother who adored her children. They did eventually elope, though he continued to refer to as The Ugliest Woman in the World for shows. 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. She definitely deserved so much more credit, which you have given brilliantly here. Nell Rose (author) from England on July 31, 2018: Thanks Anna, I totally agree with you. Addressing ethical issues and human remains" Those who ran sideshows often didnt take the time to listen and record the backstories of their performers. Julia Pastrana (August 1834 25 March 1860) was a performer and singer during the 19th century who had hypertrichosis. 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. thankyou for sharing this wonderful story of facts! Julia Pastrana (1834-1860) was one of the most famous human curiosities of her time . 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. By this time, curiosity had begun to turn towards admiration, and she was invited to the Horticultural Society and the Boston History society. Lent sold her corpse and her baby son, to a professor of Moscow University. He didnt write about her, though, until 1862 when he returned to another one of her shows, which was very different to the first. They make up half of NYUs full-time professors, and they want living wages and academic freedom. Marie collected the two mummies and exhibited herself alongside the embalmed corpses in November 1888 at the Anthropological Society of Munich. Lerma Garay, Antonio. [12] Another, Dr. S. Brainerd of Cleveland, declared that she was of a "distinct species". 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. 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. On show with her still born son after death. The publicity had clearly got this spectator musing. The Ass Ponys wrote and recorded the song Julia Pastrana about her life on their 1993 album Grim. Julia Pastrana has come home, declared Saul Rubio Ayala, the mayor of Sinaloa de Leyva. [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. 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. is she still being studied. Humanity is disgraceful. I didn't know who Julia Pastrana was prior to reading this. [20] Filmmaker Eva Aridjis filmed the burial for her feature documentary "Chuy, The Wolf Man", a portrait of a modern-day Mexican family with congenital hypertrichosis. 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. Victorian audiences, eager for circuses and freak shows, flocked to her shows, while scientists also marveled over Pastranas condition. The Sad Story Of Julia Pastrana, The Ape Woman Sideshow Performer. Julia Pastrana was born in the mountains of Western Mexico in 1834. Julia Pastrana. I had heard of her before, but never knew the real story. These reactions provide a really interesting insight into how people viewed freaks. Freak shows, although now politically incorrect and unpopular, gave unique people a stage and they were made stars. Her embalmed baby was never found.. 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. amazing woman! Nell Rose (author) from England on September 02, 2012: Hi Sujeet, thanks so much for reading, nell. It is so sad, how people treated her. We've gained little empathy in the past 150 years or so. 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. Sadly the child died after thirty-five hours. rase una vez en Mazatln. 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. 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. its 4.20 in the afternoon here, with grey clouds and rain! Nell Rose (author) from England on October 14, 2012: Hi colin, Aw thanks! 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? He was also a secret sadomasochist. the "Ape Woman", the "Bear Woman", and "The Nondescript". But she had dignity. I had read quite a bit about Julia Pastrana before ina book "Very pecial People" but not as in depth as you provide here. I believe one day we all may be shocked at finding out who the real animals of the earth are. Ohand Lent was asshole. She arrived, steeped in mystery, and her life was as strange and sad as her birth. One artist said the Mauritshuis Museums decision to displayA Girl With a Pearl Earring made using Midjourney highly unethical.. An excellent hub Nell, well written and thought provoking. 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. 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. As usual anyone who is different is seen as freakish. Sheila from Surprise Arizona - formerly resided in Washington State on September 01, 2012: Wow - what a fascinating story I could not stop reading. Standing in front of an audience of thousands, Julia looked down at the audience and sang in a most beautiful voice. Yet with all this, she was substantially human: she spoke several languages, sang, danced, was lively and intelligent. The fact that we cannot answer these questions confidently, due to the limited nature of the archives, leaves so many unanswered questions that make him so shady, Dr Woolf said. I know I have been loved for myself." Unfortunately, she was dehumanized in death as she was in life. Nell Rose (author) from England on November 26, 2012: Thanks Michele, yes it was such a shame that someone with so much talent was treated like this purely because of the way she looked, sadly it still happens today in some countries, thanks so much for reading, nell. Not many people believed that these mummies could possibly be real. In fact after Pastrana died, he toured his late wifes corpse, then found another bearded woman to marry. And the thing is, even today, cruel names are being given to people who "don't fit" something like "gorilla people of Mexico." cfin from The World we live in on May 04, 2014: This is so sad. She was so smart, and intelligent. 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. They were also Mexican Indians. Thats where Arthur Munby saw Pastrana for the second time. Michele Travis from U.S.A. Ohio on November 26, 2012: Thank you for writing this hub. 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. That Lent guy was horrible with what he did to her even after death. It took all those years for that poor woman to have a decent burial, but the baby could not. The latter condition was caused by a rare disease, undiagnosed in her lifetime, gingival hyperplasia, which thickened her lips and gums. Keep our minds opened to things few people talk about and even fewer know about, Nell. Image of Julia Pastrana. Five days after her child died, Julia Pastrana followed due to postpartum complications. These restorative actions help to correct past injusticesbecause were also paving the way for a future where this does not happen again for all people, all of humanity, and thats why we do these things.. Her manager Theodore Lent, meanwhile, also did his best to entice the public by billing her as half woman and half animal. Culiacn. All times AEDT (GMT +11). One big happy family then. How Did a Moai Statue End Up in a Lagoon? 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 . What a great woman! Her body was taxidermically preserved. I guess, some people are born with sad stories and she is definitely one of them. They were so cruel to her. Founded in 2009, Hyperallergic is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. In the 19th century, one such human curiosity was the "bearded lady.". The remains were consumed by mice. Later that year, a tour of Sweden drew considerable public opposition, leading to the bodies being withdrawn from public view. The Supernatural and Psychic Index Hub by Nell Rose. 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. 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. England became aware of her and stated in the newspapers at the time, she is an amazing oddity and promptly started to call her The Nondescript, which is similar to what we say today as unexplained. [13] Samuel Kneeland, Jr., a comparative anatomist of the Boston Society of Natural History, declared that she was human and of Indian descent. Credit: Wellcome Collection. Nell Rose (author) from England on April 22, 2017: Thanks so much Lauren, glad you liked it. Due to hypertrichosis and gingival hyperplasia, Julia Pastrana was covered in hair and had exaggerated features that caught the attention of sideshow promoters. The name she was billed under was a cruel and sad insult to her condition. In this version, Pastrana lived with her mother until her mother passed away, after which, her uncle sold her to the circus. After both their bodies were desecrated following display in a midcentury chamber of horrors, the remains of Pastranas son were lost. 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. Displayed and humiliated, she was dressed in one of her dancing dresses. 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. She was in Moscow at the time, on tour. In a way, her greedy husband got a small taste of the pain she went thru in her life. 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. She had great poise. 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. He succeeded. 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. In 1862 Julia returned to England. He dissected them and then mummified them so that they could be put on display. 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. She was said to be a skilled performer, who could dance, sing, act and speak multiple languages. Deborah Brooks Langford from Brownsville,TX on August 15, 2012: Nell this is the most interesting hub.. 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). By 1943, the corpses were touring Sweden and theyd continue to grace the entertainment sites of Europe as late as 1970 they were exhibited in Sweden and Norway; in 1973 they were part of a travelling amusement park in America. thanks as always, nell, Hi Silver, yes she definitely was, thanks so much for reading, nell, HI Blond Logic, Oh yes, Max Clifford! 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. There has been a theory about mental illness, marital problems, and financial difficulties, but nothing has been confirmed. Hyperallergic is a forum for serious, playful, and radical thinking about art in the world today. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. As we will see, Lent emerges as a monster. Anyway, he responded to the living and dead Pastrana with a sense of disgust he was titillated but also disgusted by the embalmed Pastrana. Lent returned to London in 1862 determined to continue with the freak show. But it was not to be. She appeared in a play called Der Curierte Meyer, which was a cross between a love story and a comedy. A special permit was required to gain access to her remains.[1]. Pastrana, an indigenous woman from Mexico, was born in 1834, somewhere in the state of Sinaloa. In this version, so the story goes, a group of Mexican herders then found Pastrana in a mountain cave hiding with her mother. Wonderful story shows how debase people are and cruel. Perhaps a bit of all three. Six visual arts organizations across Europe are collaborating on a new project addressing togetherness, fairness, responsibility, and kindness. Barbata emphasized that the story of Pastrana, and people like her, is not confined to the past; it shadows contemporary exploitation, abuse, human trafficking, and discrimination, and recalls the shortcomings that still exist in human rights. The scientists of the day thought that she was a hybrid between human and orangutan, and believed that they had found a missing link. Its jaws, he continued, jagged fangs and ears are terrifically hideous. He concluded that she was a joke of nature.. related to the life of Julia Pastrana (1834-1860), who once performed in the U.S. and all over Europe. Charles Darwin was also fascinated by Pastrana, describing her as a remarkably fine woman, with a thick masculine beard and a hairy forehead. 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. Wikimedia CommonsJulia Pastrana was a famous sideshow performer in her day, but her celebrity was marred by racism and bigotry. But Julia Pastrana, of course, was no beast. 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. After the bodies were preserved by Sukolov, Lent re-purchased them from him and began exhibiting them throughout Europe. In 1994, the Norway Senate recommended burying her remains, but the Minister of Sciences decided to keep them, so scientists could perform research. On one of these occasions, she was given the honour of dancing with the soldiers, who lined up to have the chance to dance with this unique but strange human being. Many freak performers faced lives of destitution or dependency but, in the freak show, they were often celebrated performers who made comfortable livings. When Lent remarried another bearded lady, Marie Bartel, he got back the corpses and had his new wife perform alongside his old, embalmed family. In 1860, Pastrana fell pregnant, giving birth to a baby boy who only lived for two days. 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. Wikimedia CommonsThe embalmed body of Julia Pastrana on display. To defend the rights of all people is ourresponsibility. Daniel Lambert, Cahgn and Eng Bunker, and Charles Stratton had all been shown in the vicinity. In another version, which is based on the words of indigenous villagers in Ocoroni, Mexico, Pastrana was a local girl whom they referred to as "wolf woman." At last Julia Pastrana has come home. What happened in Florida is just the latest life-threatening injury in Pastrana's long career. I just noticed some commented two years ago that an effort was being made to bring her to Mexico for burial. The newspapers couldn't get enough of her and when they realized that not only was she a very good singer but she could also speak several different languages, including Spanish and English, they were astonished. Her body was exhibited all over Europe for decades until, finally, the bodies ended up in storage in Norway. And so, death didnt free Pastrana from public gawking. Thank you for sharing this story. Register, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. I'm glad they finally laid Julia to rest. Voted up etc and pinned. Julia Pastrana was billed as The Ape Woman and drew crowds all over the United States and Europe. Being kept in a Museum is still showing the height of disrespect for Julia still being treated as an animal. But even when dead, white men continued to profit off of her body. He was covered in hair. thanks! Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. At this time the press described Bartel as his property. But what about Lent and Pastrana? Why could she not be buried and a statue made of her. Its quite a story , she really had amazing courage and grace. And when Pastrana was buried, it was with ritual and ceremony that respected her heritage; she was dressed in an indigenous huipil made by Francisca Palafox, a master weaver from Oaxaca. From March 22 to 26, over 70 local, national, and international galleries present extraordinary art at accessible prices. [21][22] The production was nominated for five Melbourne Green Room Awards. According to Dr Woolf, against this backdrop were shady deals, cries of immorality, government crackdowns and even theft. It is good to know she was eventually returned home for a dignified burial she deserved. 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. lol! Jake Berthots paintings are haunted by an awareness of mortality and, beyond that, a feeling that no light awaits in the darkness. By Marina Manoukian / Aug. 18, 2022 12:46 am EST. lol! Thanks for sharing. 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. Just as interesting as all of your Hubs and very engaging. 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. Her last words were apparently: I die happy; I know I have been loved for myself. But Lents actions suggest otherwise. I've heard of this woman and of other people with the same sad disorder. This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 11:05. Nell Rose (author) from England on July 09, 2012: Hi femme, good morning! Oh no. In 1860, after giving a birth to a baby boy, Julia and her son both died. What a shame that Julia was subjected to such treatment during her lifetime and even afterward. I like to think it did, but we dont know for sure.. Lent even tracked down another woman named Marie Bartel who had the same condition as Pastrana and married her. Her ears and nose were unusually large, and her teeth were irregular. His wealth meant nothing. The child was born with the same disease as his mother. The colonnades of cast-iron columns, supporting a variety of formal and picturesque facades, offered a covered footway so those with spare time could meander around and possibly head into a freak show. [4][5], According to Ireneo Paz, Francisco Seplveda, a customs official in Mazatln, purchased Pastrana and brought her to the United States. She was so incredibly tolerant and embraced a tough situation admirably. mizjo from New York City, NY on December 15, 2012: It seems that all through our human history, anyone who looked different from ourselves have been treated as freaks, and not always kindly. Good article! The problem with trying to understand Julia Pastranas history is that multiple versions of her life story exist. Sadly, Pastrana didnt survive either, dying a couple of days after her baby. Julia's time was coming to an end. They appeared in Norway in 1921 and toured the US as late as 1972. Barnums 13 most famous and incredible oddities. Then again, this was never a neat distinction unlike actors today who move between characters, Pastrana played one role which she literally embodied.. That poor baby was torn to shreds when he should be laid to rest. 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. Even after she and her baby died. 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