Traditional Strongwomen
Traditionally, strongwomen were featured as performers in a circus, or in vaudeville, music halls, or other venues, and engaged in feats of strength such as barbell lifting and human juggling.
Some famous traditional strongwomen include:
- Minerva (Josephine Blatt née Wohlford), (c.1869 – 1923) born in New Jersey.
- Charmion (Laverie Vallee née Cooper), (1875 – 1949) born in Sacramento, California.
- Vulcana (Kate Williams aka Kate Roberts), (1875 – 1946) born in Abergavenny, Wales.
- Katie Sandwina, (1884 – 1952) born in Vienna, Austria.
- Joan Rhodes, (1920 – 2010) born in London, England.
- Linda Sandberg, (1996 – 2011 - ) born in Sweden, .
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