A partner in the actSourced
Her husband became part of the strength display
Circus strongwoman Katie Sandwina performed feats including lifting her husband overhead with one hand. A reporter’s 1911 account also described him being lifted during her act. The couple shared the stage in a particularly literal way.
The partnership could appear above her head.
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