The Dark History of Bearded Ladies & the Victorian Freak Show
What would it have really been like to visit a Victorian freak show? Were "freak performers" exploited, or empowered in a world that would likely have otherwise rejected them? And has the Victorian freak show ever really gone away? Joining Kate today is John Woolf, author of The Wonders: Lifting the Curtain on the…
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