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! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | ''Irene Woodward'' | |||
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! style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Birth Date''' | |||
| [[1862]] | |||
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! style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Birth Place''' | |||
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! style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Death Date''' | |||
| [[1915]] | |||
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! style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Occupation''' | |||
| [[Tattooed lady]] | |||
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! style="vertical-align: top;" | '''Website''' | |||
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'''Irene Woodward''', also known as '''La Belle Irene''', was a [[Tattooed lady]] who performed during the 1880s. She made her New York debut just weeks after [[Nora Hildebrandt]] to great fanfare, including a report in the New York Times. She worked at Bunnell's museum and successfully toured Europe. Onstage, she claimed to have been tattooed by her father, and, in a break from the usual tales of forcible tattooing, claimed she actually wanted the work done. Woodward was actually tattooed by [[Samuel O'Reilly]] and his then-apprentice [[Charles Wagner]]. At times, she claimed to have been inspired by having seen [[Constantine]]. In 1883, she married a showbiz man named George E Sterling with whom she had a son, also named George, and spent 15 years in the circus. | |||
She died in December of [[1915]] at the age of 53 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [http://www.bizarremag.com/weird-news/tattoos-body-art/9433/tattooed_ladies.html [1]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:56, 17 September 2023
| Irene Woodward | |
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| Birth Date | 1862 |
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| Death Date | 1915 |
| Occupation | Tattooed lady |
| Website | none |
Irene Woodward, also known as La Belle Irene, was a Tattooed lady who performed during the 1880s. She made her New York debut just weeks after Nora Hildebrandt to great fanfare, including a report in the New York Times. She worked at Bunnell's museum and successfully toured Europe. Onstage, she claimed to have been tattooed by her father, and, in a break from the usual tales of forcible tattooing, claimed she actually wanted the work done. Woodward was actually tattooed by Samuel O'Reilly and his then-apprentice Charles Wagner. At times, she claimed to have been inspired by having seen Constantine. In 1883, she married a showbiz man named George E Sterling with whom she had a son, also named George, and spent 15 years in the circus.
She died in December of 1915 at the age of 53 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1]
