Myrtle Corbin: The Four-Legged Woman of Sideshow and Medicine
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The provided text is an extensive Wikipedia article detailing the life of Josephine Myrtle Corbin, an American sideshow performer known as the "Four-Legged Woman" due to being born a dipygus. The article chronicles her personal history, including her birth in 1868, her family background, and her marriage to James Clinton Bicknell, with whom she had five children. Furthermore, it discusses her career in the sideshow circuit, highlighting her popularity which led to other performers exhibiting gaffs. Finally, the text explores her presence in medical literature, describing her unique anatomy and a significant documented pregnancy, and concludes with details of her death and the family's actions to prevent grave robbers from stealing her corpse.