Joice Heth

She was presented to the American public as a medical and historical anomaly. She first came to eyes of the world via the circus of Phineas Taylor Barnum, who had her in his traveling show as one of his curiosities. Joice Heth (the spelling varies, from Joice Heith, to Joyce Heath), was exhibited in the circus of Barnum during the 1830s. In 1835, the 25-year-old Barnum, who … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Remember Them