An excellent review from Brainpickings with illustrations from the book and Thomas Edison's Trapeze Disrobing Act starring Laverie Vallee (who appears on the cover) is here
Preview the book and buy it from Amazon here
Venus with Biceps: A Pictorial History of Muscular Women aims to tell the societal and cultural history of muscular women over almost two hundred years to 1980.
The author, David L. Chapman, has been amassing his archive of images for more than 20 years, and from the previews and reviews I've seen, it's quite a collection.
A fan, much like you and me, but to the power of ten, David's introduction is available to view on Amazon, and in it he confesses his admiration for strong, muscular women with much eloquence. This book has clearly been a labour of love for him.
What's on your Christmas list now? Your secret Christmas list maybe?
Go on, treat yourself!
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