The story of the ugliest woman who did everything so that her children would not starve
Doctors only shrugged, no one knew what was happening to her
Surely you have ever heard the name of Mary Ann Webster, who became the ugliest woman in history. But her appearance is the result of an illness that radically changed her fate. Although for most of her life she was considered a laughing stock, in fact she is a very strong and courageous woman.
Mary Ann is originally from London (born 1874), she grew up in a poor but large family. From an early age, she already worked as a nurse. At the age of 29, the girl met Thomas Bevan (at that time she was very pretty) and soon the wedding took place.
The couple had four children. But at the age of 32, the woman began to have health problems. Her joints began to hurt, headaches haunted her, and sometimes it was even difficult for her to get out of bed.
At that time, the doctors only shrugged, no one knew what was happening to her, and she did not have the opportunity to lie down, because she had to work.
At that difficult time for Mary, her husband supported and loved her very much. But fate prepared another terrible test for her: Thomas died and the woman had to raise four children herself.
And at that time she already looked very bad, passers-by paid attention to her, and every exit to the street for Ann was a real test.
The woman was glad of any work, as long as they paid money, but they were still not enough. By chance, she came across an advertisement for a competition for the ugliest woman, the prize for which was a good sum.
For the sake of the children, Mary Ann decided to take part in this competition and become the laughingstock of everyone around her. She won, and life became even harder.
In 1920, she was offered to perform at the Dreamland Circus, which was located on Coney Island. In order for her children to be able to eat, she agrees and goes overseas.
At the circus, she performed in front of people who were eager to see the ugliest woman. She was specially dressed in women’s outfits to emphasize her shortcomings, at that time she was a real circus star.
Unfortunately, they don’t live with such a disease as acromegaly for a long time and at the age of 59 Mary died …
Mary Ann Webster went down in history as the ugliest woman, although she was only a mother who did everything so that her children would not starve. You should never judge a person only by the outer shell …
