Josephine Myrtle Corbin was born on May 12, 1868 in Tennessee, USA, the daughter of William and Nancy. Since birth, she had four legs and two separate genitals. According to Myrtle's doctor, these extra legs should have been her twin, and this was a rare medical condition called "Dipygus", which caused both legs to be inside one person. Each small leg inside was the same pair as the two outside legs, making it difficult for her to move.
Josephine Myrtle Corbin was considered very beautiful and moreover, naturally beautiful. Many doctors who examined and tested her concluded that her health was very good and she could live and function like a normal person.
People at that time were curious about her strange appearance, so her father decided to make money from her unique appearance by charging people who wanted to admire his daughter. At the age of 13, she traveled with her father from place to place, using her strange appearance to earn huge sums of money for her family. Regardless of her beauty or ugliness, she still became a famous performer and was determined to live her life to the fullest.
At the age of 19, Josephine was beautiful, radiant like a proud flower. Her 2 extra legs made her stand out and attracted many men. Her husband was also one of them, because he admired her talent and beauty so much, he did not hesitate to do everything to protect this love. Josephine married a doctor named James Clinton Bicknell when she was just 19 years old. The couple had five children (four girls and one boy).
Josephine Myrtle Corbin died on May 6, 1928 at the age of 59 due to a skin ulcer, which was an incurable disease at that time. After her death, many physicists and circuses paid a lot of money to get her body, but her parents firmly refused. They spent many days sitting and guarding their daughter's grave until the cement was completely dry, to prevent grave robbers from taking Josephine Myrtle Corbin's body.
