Circus Sideshow Fat Lady The Fabulous Jolly Irene 20210924
by Wingsdomain Art and Photography
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Circus Sideshow Fat Lady The Fabulous Jolly Irene 20210924
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Wingsdomain Art and Photography
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Circus Sideshow Fat Lady The Fabulous Jolly Irene 20210924
There were numerous fat ladies at Coney Island, but the most beloved was Jolly Irene because she had always had a sunny disposition. She tipped the scales at 689 pounds when she was in her prime, but unlike other fat ladies, her weight was distributed evenly, not just around her stomach. Her vast bulk was the result of personal tragedy. She had been a normal beautiful woman weighing 120 pounds in 1901 when at 21 years old she gave birth to a child. Childbirth kicked her endocrine system out of whack, and soon she began to pack on pounds in earnest. She joined the circus for a time, but became too fat to fit into ordinary railroad cars. She became insulted when they suggested that she ride in the baggage cars and settled down at Coney Island. Instead of ridiculing her, the hundreds of thousands who passed by her platform became infected by her gaiety. -westland
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September 24th, 2021
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