Mildred Burke: Sex, Muscles and Diamonds
News, Retro, Wrestling — By Alexa on August 31, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Mildred Burke, also known as Mildred Bliss in the wrestling ring, was a professional female wrestler from 1935 to 1955. Mildred is featured in a new book, The Queen of the Ring: Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend, authored by Jeff Leen.
Mildred Burke held the Woman’s World Championship for nearly 20 years.
Mildred started her career by wrestling men at carnivals. She was known for her outstanding muscular development, and had an interest in wrestling on the professional level.
During her wrestling career, Mildred faced many obstacles (including discrimination) and broke through many barriers. Watch Mildred Burke wrestle the Canadian female champion, Millie Stafford.
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2 Comments
i saw a pic of Mildred in back of a wrestling mag in the late 60s.that was when i knew i loved muscular women.
She was one of the first. Can you imagine being a muscle woman back in her hay day?