Mae Weston Acrobat, Boxer and Wrestler

Nonfiction, Sports, Individual Sports, Wrestling, Boxing
Cover of the book Mae Weston Acrobat, Boxer and Wrestler by Robert Grey Reynolds Jr, Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
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Author: Robert Grey Reynolds Jr ISBN: 9781310153907
Publisher: Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr Publication: June 15, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Robert Grey Reynolds Jr
ISBN: 9781310153907
Publisher: Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Publication: June 15, 2016
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Mae Weston was a noted female wrestler who contended for the world title held by Mildred Burke in the early 1950s. Weston was born in Leavenworth, Kansas. When her mother died when she was 8 Mae's father moved his family to a small mining town in Missouri. Mae's older sister, Wilma Gordon, had become involved in acrobatics, joining the carnival as a means of getting out of a bad marriage. Mae soon followed her sibling into carnival life and acrobatics. She also boxed in carnivals and positioned herself nicely to become a wrestler when the sport became popular among women.

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Mae Weston was a noted female wrestler who contended for the world title held by Mildred Burke in the early 1950s. Weston was born in Leavenworth, Kansas. When her mother died when she was 8 Mae's father moved his family to a small mining town in Missouri. Mae's older sister, Wilma Gordon, had become involved in acrobatics, joining the carnival as a means of getting out of a bad marriage. Mae soon followed her sibling into carnival life and acrobatics. She also boxed in carnivals and positioned herself nicely to become a wrestler when the sport became popular among women.

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