Alice Elizabeth Doherty

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Alice Doherty
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Doherty as a child
Born
Alice Elizabeth Doherty

(1887-03-14)March 14, 1887
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJune 13, 1933(1933-06-13) (aged 46)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Nationality United States
Other names"The Minnesota Woolly Girl"

Alice Elizabeth Doherty (March 14, 1887 – June 13, 1933) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota with the condition hypertrichosis lanuginosa.[1][2][3][4]

Biography[]

Doherty as a teenager

Doherty was born with approximately two-inch long blonde hair all over her body. None of her relatives are known to have had a similar condition. She had blue eyes. Alice was exhibited by her parents as a sideshow attraction from as early as two years old. Later she was presented commercially by her mother and Professor Weller’s One-Man Band throughout the Midwestern United States. She was consistently shown as a stand alone exhibit in store front exhibitions. By the time she was five years old, her hair grew to about 5 inches, eventually increasing to about 9 inches by the time she was a teenager. Doherty was never interested in entertainment, but continued to perform to support her family, anxiously awaiting retirement. Although the hypertrichosis condition is very rare, other individuals like Fedor Jeftichew ("Jo-Jo the Dog-faced Man"), Stephan Bibrowski ("Lionel the Lion-faced Man"), Jesús "Chuy" Aceves ("Wolfman"), and Annie Jones ("the bearded woman") were known for similar appearances. Hypertrichosis has many different variations, including differences in causation. Doherty suffered from hypertrichosis lanuginosa.[2]

She retired from the entertainment business in 1915 and died of unknown causes in Dallas, Texas on June 13, 1933, aged 46.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sideshow World, Sideshow Performers from around the world". Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  2. ^ a b "Alice Doherty - The Minnesota Woolly Girl". Circus Freaks and Human Oddities. 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  3. ^ "Alice Doherty | Show History". showhistory.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  4. ^ "Prodigies by James G. Mundie - Symphony in Hair, No. 1: The Minnesota Woolly Girl". Missioncreep.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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