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Caption: _______ Virginia Gerschwin contortionist
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Caption: contortionist: a person who can contort his or her body into unnatural positions.
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Caption: My grandmother, Virginia Gerschwin Parks, spent several years of her life traveling around the country with big bands and a circus, as a dancer and a contortionist.
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Caption: A family friend noticed Virginia's back was triple jointed, and spent time working with her. In 10th grade Virginia dropped out of school, and began working in shows to make money for her family during the depression,
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Caption: Virginia only worked as a contortionist for a few years. She then moved back to Minneapolis for good, and never practiced it again.
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Caption: Virginia Doloris Gerschwin Parks
June 3, 1915-April 10, 2008
Caption: thevanillabeanblog.com