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Mignon the Penguin Lady by Trav S.D.

Ruth Berry (born circa 1910)was born with the condition called phocomelia which resulted in stunted limbs with fused digits, resembling flippers. Short and stout with a waddling gait she began to exhibit herself in the early 1930s  as Mignon the Penguin Girl (“mignon” is French for “cute”). To give the act a little pizzazz she played [...]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:55AM on April 24, 2013

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