The second case was a woman of thirty-six, insane
from emotional melancholia. She had tufts of thick, curly hair on
the chin two inches long, light yellowish in color, and a few
straggling hairs on the upper lip. The third case was that of a
woman of sixty-four, who exhibited a strong passion for the male
sex. Her menstruation had been regular until the menopause. She
plaited her beard, and it was seven or eight inches long on the
chin and one inch on the lip. This woman had extremely hairy
legs. Another case was that of a woman of sixty-two, who, though
bald, developed a beard before the climacteric. Her structural
proportions were feminine in character, and it is said that her
mother, who was sane, had a beard also. A curious case was that
of a woman of twenty-three (Mrs. Viola M.), who from the age of
three had a considerable quantity of hair on the side of the
cheek which eventually became a full beard. She was quite
feminine was free from excessive hair elsewhere, her nose and
forehead being singularly bare. Her voice was very sweet; she was
married at seventeen and a half, having two normal children, and
nursed each for one month. "The bearded woman" of every circus
side-show is an evidence of the curious interest in which these
women are held.
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