Comisin para la Celebracin del Bicentenario de la Independencia y Centenario de la Revolucin. Nell Rose (author) from England on December 04, 2018: Thanks for reading it Charity, and glad you liked it. Nell Rose (author) from England on July 09, 2012: Hi femme, good morning! she may look strange outside.. but i think what matters most is the inside.thanks for posting this. [21][22] The production was nominated for five Melbourne Green Room Awards. Teresa Coppens from Ontario, Canada on July 09, 2012: Very interesting story and one I was not familiar with. He named her Zenora Pastrana. Its quite a story , she really had amazing courage and grace. 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]. I had read quite a bit about Julia Pastrana before ina book "Very pecial People" but not as in depth as you provide here. Kevin Martin from United States on August 15, 2012: This story is very, very interesting and sad. 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! But maybe Julia could distance herself from such claims. 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! I think she was featured in an article as a freak, along with others. "Velvet" is directed by Celso Garca and is an international production with the support of various personalities behind and in front of the camera. Julia Pastrana (1834-1860) was one of the most famous human curiosities of her time . Why would you want to go to a show to stare at someone who is different? Her looks resembled an ape. Unbelievable. 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. Later that year, a tour of Sweden drew considerable public opposition, leading to the bodies being withdrawn from public view. 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. 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? She was aware of the fact that she was different but used her small frame and powerful persona to her advantage. Victorian audiences, eager for circuses and freak shows, flocked to her shows, while scientists also marveled over Pastranas condition. I never heard of Julia until now. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. It took all those years for that poor woman to have a decent burial, but the baby could not. Sadly, Pastrana didnt survive either, dying a couple of days after her baby. To be returned to the home of her birth is something that we should all be thankful for. She was a very strong woman to keep her dignity as long as she did. So we come to the end. You would think that after she had died, Julia would have been given a dignified funeral, and treated like the lady she was. 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. Not only would she have to take time off, and lose money, from the tours, but Lent panicked because he thought she might die. 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. 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. I've heard of this woman and of other people with the same sad disorder. Doesn't make sense, it should be against the law to treat people that way to make a profit cause they are different. Used with the permission of the publisher. Theodore Lent displayed them across Europe and, when interest faded, he gave them to an English travelling museum of curiosities. I also admire her and think she must have been such an amazing lady. Nell Rose (author) from England on September 02, 2012: Hi Sujeet, thanks so much for reading, nell. She had great poise. Levertis Steele from Southern Clime on September 20, 2012: Oh, how unfortunate and sad for poor Julia and her baby! A Jutting jaw and very swollen gums added to her appearance. [13] Samuel Kneeland, Jr., a comparative anatomist of the Boston Society of Natural History, declared that she was human and of Indian descent. She was described as sociable and polite, and, besides being undoubtedly the greatest living curiosity, she is a lady in every respect, with scientific men, ladies and children being highly used by her strange appearance, her dancing and singing. She danced the Highland fling, performed English and Spanish songs and conversed easily with the audience. But she had dignity. After the bodies were preserved by Sukolov, Lent re-purchased them from him and began exhibiting them throughout Europe. Then, Pastrana got pregnant. 1. 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. But she was anything but a freak, she could cook and sew, sing romance songs, and even better, hold an intelligent conversation which impressed the gentry, in a time when women were not treated as intelligent human beings. Julia Pastrana. How Has the Publishing Industry Been Affected by Trump? People are judgmental and can be mean. Bravo to her for not backing down!! Times were much different then and it is easy to say they were being gawked at and used but the same thing happens today just slightly differently. The moving image artist will discuss her investigative practice and the implications of digital image proliferation, taking place via livestream and in Philadelphia. After the adulation in London, Julia began a tour In Berlin Germany, which both changed her appearances from a Freak show to Stage actress. In the mid-1850s, she set off to travel and perform across the United States and Europe. Julia Pastrana was born in 1834 into an Indigenous community in the Sierra Madre in Mexico. related to the life of Julia Pastrana (1834-1860), who once performed in the U.S. and all over Europe. Founded in 2009, Hyperallergic is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. Jenna Pope from Southern California on August 31, 2012: It is so awful how people who are different are treated. Soon she became better known on stage than just being a 'Freak', as they used to call people like her. 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. The son died a few days later, and Lent then toured with the mother and son's embalmed remains. In fact after Pastrana died, he toured his late wifes corpse, then found another bearded woman to marry. 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! Thanks for sharing her story and giving her the honor she deserved! thanks for reading. 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. Thanks for sharing this sad story. At this time the press described Bartel as his property. But what about Lent and Pastrana? Anyway, he responded to the living and dead Pastrana with a sense of disgust he was titillated but also disgusted by the embalmed Pastrana. The parents of a five-week-old baby mauled by two rottweilers have spoken for the first time since their little girls life was taken. Pastrana's husband arranged to have her body and . seriously, thanks for reading, and yes people back then were seen as animals, makes me so mad. Thanks to the efforts of Sinaloa state governor Mario Lpez Valdez, New York-based visual artist Laura Anderson Barbata, and Norwegian authorities, Julia Pastrana was finally repatriated and laid to rest in a town near the place she was said to have been born in Sinaloa. (Its believed she died of complications from giving birth.) 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. Julia Pastrana was exhibited during her lifetime, and for quite some time after her death. Wellcome Library, LondonAn ad for Julia Pastranas show. Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (2022) is screening in New York this month to benefit earthquake relief in Syria. Suspiciously Suspect:Who Isand Isn'tan Unreliable Narrator? I believed that Julia needed to recover her dignity and to occupy her own place in history as well as in our memory, Barbata stated. God made her and she is has a beautiful voice and GOD never made anything that He didn't love. In 1855, Pastrana was married to Theodore Lent, who saw her as a path to fortune and fame. What were the dynamics of their life and marriage? It is amazing what some people would do for money. As we will see, Lent emerges as a monster. 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. Sheila Brown from Southern Oklahoma on June 18, 2012: This is a very well written and interesting story. Thats where Arthur Munby saw Pastrana for the second time. Certainly, though, in light of his later actions, it is hard to conclude that it was affection. . I read about Julia some time ago. 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". "An Artist Finds a Dignified Ending for an Ugly Story", "Behold! I remember watching a documentary piece 20/20 or some such and the whole family had the disorder. Dr. Nicholas Mrquez-Grant (left) and attendants from T. S. Jacobsen funeral agency with Julia Pastrana's coffin, 2013 Photo: Laura Anderson Barbata. The Supernatural and Psychic Index Hub by Nell Rose. Copyright 2019 by John Woolf. Looking at the image of Julia she looked like an African cross bread with an Indian. 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. 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. [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. 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. Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson is back. 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. Integrating techniques of Islamic art with branding, Saj Issa examines globalizations impact on intersecting identities. This was a radical idea that discombobulated mans place in nature. All praise to God who has created each & every creature with so much variation & uniquenessdifferent looks outside as well inner constitution wise, but then all equal of their need for love, care and generousity towards them. 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. A special permit was required to gain access to her remains.[1]. 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.. Julia Pastrana was born in 1834. Indeed, in the world of the freak show bearded ladies often found admirers and husbands. During a tour in Moscow, Pastrana gave birth to a son, with features similar to her own. 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. 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. . Wikimedia CommonsJulia Pastrana was a famous sideshow performer in her day, but her celebrity was marred by racism and bigotry. 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. Some people who had deformities which kept them from employment could earn from their problem and help their families. After this look at the tragic life of sideshow performer Julia Pastrana, check out more famous sideshow freaks. Then, meet P.T. Munby was obsessed with documenting working-class women and secretly married his working-class wife, Dr Woolf said. Voted up etc and pinned. 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). After both their bodies were desecrated following display in a midcentury chamber of horrors, the remains of Pastranas son were lost. 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. 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. I had never heard this story before, so thanks for sharing this. She appeared again in Hitlers Germany where she was put on display in the occupied territories. She spent her life being paraded onstage as one of the most popular freaks in the world, which continued even after she died. Nell Rose (author) from England on July 10, 2012: Hi Teresa, thanks so much for reading, yes Julia Pastrana was a very unique person, and I hope one of these days that she will have a statue or some sort of commemorative piece to honor her, thanks so much, nell. ThoughtSandwiches from Reno, Nevada on August 31, 2012: This is an amazingly sad story. Thanks midget, yes over a 150 years ago she was treated appallingly its so good to know they have had the decency to bring her back to her village at last, now she can rest in peace, thanks nell. What many people don't realise is that at the time of Slavery, the Turks came over to England, Wales and Ireland and took many of us Brits as slaves, they were treated appallingly, but for some reason history has decided to wipe the truth clean, and of course it still happens today in some of those countries, maybe one day we will learn to treat each other with respect, thanks so much for reading Juliet, glad you liked it, nell. When she died in 1860 following a difficult childbirth, both she and her infant son were embalmed. "El trgico viaje de una mujer salvaje mexicana al mundo civilizado". Maybe she could draw a distinction between her freak show persona, The Baboon Lady, and her identity offstage as Julia Pastrana. One of the best beards in history was grown by a woman named Julia Pastrana. Bess Lovejoy explores her story and how it was only in 2013, 153 years after her passing, that she was finally laid to rest. I have seen what was called The Two-headed man, The Fat Lady, The Snake-eating man, and a few midgets. Fig. She suffered from two rare congenital disorders that meant her face and body were covered in dark hair and her gums were so overgrown it looked as if she had a second set of teeth. Julia's mummie disappeared over the next few decades. 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. They were so cruel to her. After moving to Cleveland with another new promoter, J.W. In the fifties and sixties, the mummies were displayed, mainly as a curiosity. That Lent guy was horrible with what he did to her even after death. While the mysteries of Pastrana's formative years leave the historians grappling for the truth, these very . The Restless Corpse of Julia Pastrana. Why could she not be buried and a statue made of her. I voted up for sure. What a story and what a life. Or do we? 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