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Amelia Jenks Bloomer (May 27, 1818 – December 30, 1894) was an American newspaper editor, women's rights and temperance advocate. Even though she did not create the women's clothing reform style known as bloomers , her name became associated with it because of her early and strong advocacy.
Jules Léotard (French:; 1 August 1838 – 16 August 1870) was a French acrobatic performer and aerialist who developed the art of trapeze. He also created and popularized the one-piece gym wear that now bears his name and inspired the 1867 song " The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze ", sung by George Leybourne .
The lyrics were based on the phenomenal success of trapeze artist Jules Léotard, for whom the one-piece dancer's garment was named. [1] The following century, the song inspired the 1934 short story The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze by William Saroyan. The film Man on the Flying Trapeze came out in 1935, starring W. C. Fields and Mary ...
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CHIPPEWA FALLS — A Bloomer man accused of possessing illegal drugs is being held in the Chippewa County Jail on a $5,000 cash bond. Gary A. Hedrington, 60, 1426 X-ray St., appeared in Chippewa ...
English: An image of Jules Léotard in the garment that bears his name. Jules Léotard - The Daring Young man on the Flying Trapeze. Jules Léotard, The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, performed his aerial act at the Alhambra. Jules Léotard, inventor of the flying trapeze.
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