Trapeze Artist And Strongwoman Charmion I Love That For You! podcast

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The ladies are back and have lots of news to share! First Red has an exciting update on Wallet Guy while Kelly shares all the wedding adventures she's experiencing this summer. But the two are left completely in awe as by listener request, they learn all about trapeze artist and strongwoman Charmion! Listen in to hear more about her era-defying, vaudeville performance that caught the attention of Thomas Edison and became a part of film history!

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Show Credits

Theme song: "Busy Old Sun" by Vaudeville

Cover Art: Jenny Lam @jennylamalam

Editing: Kelly & Red @kellylansing @missredventure

Sources

Medium “This Strongwoman Became a Champion for Body Positivity” by C.S. Voll https://medium.com/@csvoll/this-strongwoman-became-a-champion-for-body-positivity-b8c49045b277

University of South-Eastern Norway “Charmion and the Business of Physical Culture at the Turn of the Twentieth Century” by by Bieke Gils, Ph.D. https://starkcenter.org/igh/igh-v16/igh-v16-n2/igh1602p25.pdf

Butch in Progress “Strong Women” https://butch-in-progress.tumblr.com/post/3840334915/strong-woman

Reddit “Strongwoman and trapeze artist Laverie Vallee (stage name Charmion) was an incredible women who should be remembered more.” by washington_marvel https://www.reddit.com/r/WitchesVsPatriarchy/comments/11kz0jh/strongwoman_and_trapeze_artist_laverie_vallee/
Imgur “Woman Makes Hit as Piano Mover” Article Photograph

https://imgur.com/hOYL32O
Wikitree “Laverie (Cooper) Vallee (1875 - 1949)”

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cooper-26918

History “Laverie Cooper: Victorian Era Strongwoman” by Mankine

https://vocal.media/history/laverie-cooper

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