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#HERstory Alice Doherty poses with her family in a Victorian photograph, 1900s.

Alice Elizabeth Doherty (March 14, 1887 – June 13, 1933) was an American woman born with the condition hypertrichosis lanuginosa. Via Wikipedia

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Alice Doherty, known as the 'Minnesota Woolly Girl' c.1900

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Sketches of Julia Pastrana and Alice Doherty

Image 1: Julia Pastrana

Julia Pastrana was a woman born in Mexico in 1834, with excessiveness hairiness(especially prominent on her face), as well as swollen gums and a jutting jaw. She was a charming and graceful woman with a beautiful voice. It is theorized that she had hypertrichosis. Reference image: img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-stat… More about Julia Pastrana: www.thehumanmarvels.com/julia-…

Image 2: Alice Doherty

Alice Doherty, born in 1887, is the only recorded American to be born with hypertrichosis. Reference image: www.sideshowworld.com/81-SSPAl… More about Alice Doherty: www.thehumanmarvels.com/alice-…

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The Minnesota Woolly Girl - Alice Doherty

Alice Elizabeth Doherty - The Minnesota Woolly Girl Born in Minneapolis on March 14, 1887, Alice Doherty had a rare condition called "dog-faced" hypertrichosis. She had normal parents and siblings....

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Alice Elizabeth Doherty, the "Minnesota Woolly Girl" (1887-1933) Alice was born in Minneapolis and is the only recorded American to be born with hypertrichosis lanuginosa - or Werewolf Syndrome - which caused her to grow hair all over her body.  The blonde, blue-eyed girl quickly became a human marvel, and was exhibited at the age of two. One Wisconsinite described her as "frolicsome as a kitten," while a Michigan fan called her "the most miraculous baby ever born." By age five, her facial hair measured more than five inches, and by her early teens closer to 9 inches.  Managed by her family, she didn't do as well as other famous hairy marvels, but was content with her success. She wasn't an entertainer and her heart wasn't in show business. After amassing a small fortune, she retired at age 28.