The Vase Woman: Tragedy and Happiness by Jane Weeks (5 photos)
Even a minor injury can ruin a person’s life, divide it into before and after, and destroy a family and career. But this girl showed an example of amazing strength and resilience. Despite the fact that it resembled a fragile porcelain vase. Jane went down in history under the nickname of the vase woman. 
Jane Weeks was born and lived in the 19th century. The girl was missing limbs. Otherwise she was completely healthy. And not just healthy, but also talented. The girl painted well, holding the brush between her teeth. Jane also had a wonderful timbre of her voice - deep and melodic. 
In fact, she made a living with his help. People with physical defects at that time had little choice: either simply die in poverty if relatives did not help, or go to a freak circus. Freak shows were very popular: people flocked to the tents in droves to look at those who were different from everyone else. 
Wax figure of Jane
The owner of the establishment successfully played up the image of Weeks: she was taken out like an expensive vase and placed on a stand. And the girl sang. The hall seemed to be covered with some kind of magical veil from her crystal voice and soulful performance. 
Wax figure of Jane
She reached significant heights in her career and became an assistant to another star - Joseph the Rhinoceros Man. The artist was able to arrange her personal life - she married a colleague in the shop, whose height exceeded 2.5 meters.
The couple was quite happy and harmonious. True, the couple never decided to have children. Although doctors confirmed that physiologically Jane had no obstacles to pregnancy and childbearing. 
The life of the vase woman was cut short by a fatal accident: she tried to get out of bed without assistance, fell unsuccessfully and broke her spine. However, in her life there was everything that a person could wish for - fame, love, career, fame, wealth. And the woman achieved all this for the simple reason that she strived to live a full life.
