Today is the birthday of Pauline Musters (1876-1895), at 23 inches tall the smallest woman ever recorded. She began to be exhibited when still an infant; in later years, she acquired dancing and acrobatic skills to enhance the act. She was billed as “Lady Dot’, “the Midget Mite”, and “Princess Paulina”. A native of the Netherlands, [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:42AM on February 26, 2013