Circus performer Julia Pastrana: Were crowds fascinated by her talent or her appearance?

Carol Birch’s novel Orphans of the Carnival tells the true story of Julia Pastrana.

31 August 2016

4 minutes

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Woman's Hour—Hypertrichosis, 'Cuckoo Kids' law', Discrimination, Racist abuse

What abuse are black women experiencing on social media in the UK?
Duration: 05:56

'My sense of reality completely broke down'
Duration: 01:03
Would you like to grow older in a community of other women?
Duration: 05:14
Natalie Cassidy: 'My heart is in elderly care'
Duration: 01:16
'We can all do so much more than we believe'
Duration: 01:01