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Julia Pastrana, Bearded Lady

Engraving entitled: "Julia Pastrana embalmed" 1862. Julia Pastrana (1834 - March 25, 1860) was a woman born with hypertrichosis, who took part in 19th century exhibition tours in North America and Europe. She was born with a genetic condition, hypertrichosis terminalis, her face and body were covered with straight black hair. Her ears and nose were unusually large, and her teeth were irregular. The latter condition was caused by a rare disease, undiagnosed in her lifetime, Gingival hyperplasia, which thickened her lips and gums. She was advertised as a hybrid between an ape and a human, and as a "Bear Woman". During a tour in Moscow, Pastrana gave birth to a baby with features similar to her own. The child survived only three days, and Pastrana died of postpartum complications five days later. Hypertrichosis (also called Ambras syndrome) is an abnormal amount of hair growth over the body. Extensive cases of hypertrichosis have informally been called werewolf syndrome, because the appearance is similar to the werewolf.
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Julia Pastrana, Bearded Lady
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Engraving entitled: "Julia Pastrana embalmed" 1862. Julia Pastrana (1834 - March 25, 1860) was a woman born with hypertrichosis, who took part in 19th century exhibition tours in North America and Europe. She was born with a genetic condition, hypertrichosis terminalis, her face and body were covered with straight black hair. Her ears and nose were unusually large, and her teeth were irregular. The latter condition was caused by a rare disease, undiagnosed in her lifetime, Gingival hyperplasia, which thickened her lips and gums. She was advertised as a hybrid between an ape and a human, and as a "Bear Woman". During a tour in Moscow, Pastrana gave birth to a baby with features similar to her own. The child survived only three days, and Pastrana died of postpartum complications five days later. Hypertrichosis (also called Ambras syndrome) is an abnormal amount of hair growth over the body. Extensive cases of hypertrichosis have informally been called werewolf syndrome, because the appearance is similar to the werewolf.
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3151 x 4200 px | 37.9 MB
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26.7 x 35.6 cm | 10.5 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
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