In 1920, she was hired by a famous showman of the time, Samuel W. Gumpertz, to be a part of his sideshow. Until she died in 1933, she appeared in circuses, including the Dreamland Circus, to keep her children fed and pay for their education. People came to stare at her and her size 11 feet and size 25 hands.
As tragic as Bevan’s story is, it’s a prime example of what a mother will do for her children. She might have earned the title of being “ugly” before, but she is remembered as one of the most loving and beautiful moms in history.
