Julia Pastrana (1834-1860), a woman from Mexico born with hypertrichosis, became one of the most famous human curiosities of the 19th century, exhibited the world over as a 'bearded lady' while both alive and dead.
Pastrana was advertised as a hybrid between an ape and a human. During a tour in Moscow, Pastrana gave birth to a baby with features similar to her own. The child survived only three days, and Julia Pastrana died of postpartum complications five days later. In 2013, 153 years after her passing, that she was finally laid to rest.
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