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Mabel Stark, First Lady Lion Tamer by Trav S.D.

Today is the birthday of Mabel Stark (Mary Haynie, 1889-1968). She was billed as the first lady tamer of big cats, and was certainly the first well known one. Originally a hospital nurse, she went to work for Al G. Barnes Circus in 1911, first as an equestrienne, then as a lion and tiger tamer […]

SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 6:19am on December 10, 2013 ☆ ⚑

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