She was the first woman to have executed a straitjacket escape and the only woman to have caught a bullet in her mouth.
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For breaking the glass ceiling for women in magic, she was dubbed The Female Houdini and The First Lady of Magic.
She grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania with six brothers; she often played the damsel tied to the railroad tracks.
She was a guest on the Montel Williams show.
