Fanny Mills (1860 – 1892)

Fanny Mills suffered from a horrible case of Lymphedema. She had intense swelling in her limbs, which was incurable. She was first known as a medical anomaly and eventually joined the circus after they offered her $5,000 a year. She wore size 30 shoes.

World’s Smallest Woman (1864 – 1890)

Lucía Zárate is the smallest and lightest person ever recorded. She was so petite that people were obsessed with her. When she was 18, she weighed in at four pounds. Her passed away from hypothermia when her circus train got stranded in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

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