The Rogue Legends Series - Chapter 4: Sandwina / 8K

As the daughter of German circus performers, Katie Sandwina (born Kathi Brumbach in 1884) was raised in a world uniquely encouraging of female athleticism and physicality. At a young age, she could routinely defeat her male counterparts in various strength challenges, and by the 1910s, she was arguably America’s first true celebrity strongwoman; known as “Lady Hercules“ and “The Great Sandwina.“ The latter nickname was likely adapted from “Sandow,“ in reference to the great German bodybuilder Eugen Sandow, whom Katie had supposedly once outperformed in a weightlifting exhibition. Across a 50-year career under the Big Top, Sandwina’s combination of grace, beauty, and power (she could famously lift her own husband over her head with one arm) amazed audiences, opened minds, and helped set the stage for the redefinition of female strength—and strength in general—in the 20th century. The documentary film Sandwina is the fourth chapter in the Rogue Legends Series. For more more