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Myrtle Corbin, the four-legged girl from Texas

Josephene Myrtle Corbin was first and foremost, a brave woman who fulfilled each and every one of her dreams, but history may remember her name only for being that four-legged girl on display in fairs and theaters, she whom all Texas wanted to see in person to know if it was true that there was a girl with a doll face that had two hips, four legs and four feet.

And yes, it was real.Josephene suffered what at that time was classified as "teratology", that is, a congenital anomaly in which, during his development in the womb, his other siamese brother did not develop at all, remaining in his body a pelvis of more.

But Josephene Myrtle Corbin was born strong, married, had 5 children and was always very aware that despite his appearance and limitations, he could get the maximum to life like any other person.

Does anyone doubt it? Let us know today in Science Daily Online the history of this woman.

Myrtle Corbin, the girl with four legs of Texas

Josephene Myrtle Corbin He was born in 1868.He had 7 more siblings, all normal boys and girls who received that singular sister with expectation.He was born with four legs, a great astonishment for the doctors.It was they themselves who deduced that this abnormality in the girl could be due to the consanguinity of the parents.

It is never clear, but in some medical references about Josephene's anomaly it is said that his father and mother were almost like two drops of water.Nina came forward completely healthy, she had some difficulty of movement since the inner legs were somewhat weak, but Josephene could walk normally with her two pelvis and the outer legs.

Myrtle Corbin, the four-legged girl from Texas

Josephene Myrtle Corbin

She was smart, a brilliant girl who knew from an early age that the only way to make a good living would be at the fairgrounds.And there she went with only 13 years old, an early age with which, he began touring all over Texas allowing authentic spectacles to be held around him.To events in villages, plazas, theaters and even in museums.

But he suffered pain, especially in the back.It was from the third lumbar when his body was unfolding causing these two pelvis, an area with which he ended up very overloaded at the end of the day by the effort diary of those four legs.It was from the age of 18 when he began to seek medical help, knowing a specialized doctor called Clinton Bicknell, who provided not only great professional support, but also personal and emotional.

At 19, married with e l.The fairs and the walking life are over.Josephene began to make married life and take care of all those children that did not take long to arrive.As a curiosity to take into account we will tell you that the fact of having two pelvis allowed her to Josephene, being able to get pregnant with one of the two parties.

Myrtle Corbin, the four-legged girl from Texas

Josephene Myrtle Corbin

That is, our Texas girl had her sexual organs duplicates , so that throughout her life she could have 5 children.3 pregnancies were on the right side, and two on the left.Now, in each of those pregnancies, the doctors warned him that it was better to have an abortion since it was endangering his life.

But at Although she and her husband knew the risk, they carried out each birth, managing to have a large family. "The four-legged girl from Texas" had a full and happy life, her friends and family always highlighted her brilliant intelligence and her gift for music.

He died 60 years for an infection in his left leg, remaining forever in the history of medicine as the woman of two pelvis and double internal and external sexual organs.As the four-legged woman who ran from the hand of life like any other person.

Myrtle Corbin, the four-legged girl from Texas

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