Joan Rhodes - From Homeless Girl to Superstar Strongwoman
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- čas přidán 30. 05. 2024
- An exploration of the life and achievements of history's most glamorous strongwoman.
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A big thank you to Triona Holden and her book "An Iron Girl in a Velvet Glove: The Life of Joan Rhodes". Please check it out if you are interested in learning more about Joan Rhodes.
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Mentality is everything which man or women have so often forgotten in recent century.
Every women I have spoken to simply don't belief me that women can scare most men with a little dedication & routine in training while retaining beauty.
I like to show women tapestries & art work of women from medieval Europe wearing full plate armour in a dress wielding pole arms from the middle ages Europe as even if not common it was not rare.
Dedication & an indominable human spirit is an imposing when demonstrated.
Both her parents abandoning her and her siblings is harsh.
It really is extremely sad... To essentially voluntarily make your kids orphans. And a part I left out of the video is that Joan's mum later got back in touch with her once she became famous to try and get some money out of her. When Joan refused, her mum started writing to the press to try and discredit her. Such a terrible woman...
@@NattyLifeYT People are truly blessed when they have good parents or at least one good parent because what her mom did was pretty dang petty.
Her mother was a neo-Nazi as well. @@NattyLifeYT
In my opinion: It can be. But not as bad as you might think. So many boys just have a mother & never become men. Oftentimes they look for a single mother with girlfriend benefits.
I knew a girl who never met her father & didn't care because so many people loved her enough it didn't matter.
You can't pick your family, but you can pick your company of friends. After a while, you don't think so much about it so long as you don't have sex until you are married.
That's where post modernist fail & never become successful outside their constant attachment issues always seeking validation.
In her time people worked until they made it. Talent was G-d given & once you found where it was, nothing could stop you.
Virtue went a long way in a prosperous life. She probably didn't need her parents as much as you'd think. People were ordinary people then & worked hard for everything as welfare didn't come as easily as it does now a days.
Hardly anyone went to college & bettered themselves at whatever they where doing until they were on top of their game. Nothing like today with its socialist education entitlement with media fashion & sexualization of the youth. Fornication was a slide to destitute as it still is day, but they new it clear & well.
Hardly anyone had an STD unless you were hanging around the migrant field hands or low end dive bars that consist of blue collar laborers & lazy bums. Now 1 in 5 has Herpies. So sad. You didn't have to go to church to have class or virtue & now the people who do have none of that even though.
All you needed was a job & life happened when you stayed true to yourself without compromising your self respect.
It's simply amazing how they did it then. No class & all ass today.
@@mosescola4174"Petty" is an understatement. It was downright horrible and would be a punishable crime by today's standards in the U.S.
None of her strength feats come close to the strength of her heart after what she went through at her childhood ❤
Super inspiring. I’ve been lifting for two years now, and it’s changed my life. I, too, experienced homelessness among many other issues in my past. Joan is a fantastic role model for all girls and women. ❤
I'm glad the video resonated with you! Best of luck on your lifting journey :)
She is a fantastic role model for men as well, don't be a sexist.
Brilliant documentary about a very special lady. Her entire life expertly told in under 12 minutes!
Great viewing, thank you. 👏
Many thanks!
What a wonderful story. I felt so sad for her and her sisters/brothers. I assume she never saw them again or even remembered each other. So proud of her for doing what she had to do to survive and excel. Women in 2024 should take a lesson from her. I am very proud for her. What a mind to be able to find what needed to be done in the 1950s. I'm just blown away by her mental strength!
She had a very nice figure and lived her life the best way she could. May she RIP.
THIS is the strong female character we need a biopic about!
What a glamorous and awesome strong woman Joan was. Just looking at her you'd never know the physical strength she possessed 💪👍
I wouldn't say you'd **never** guess it. She was visibly very athletic. You could definitely say she was fit. A sleeper build.
@@Anoiny You can say whatever you like, so can I. I wouldn't say she looked "visibly Athletic" either, on the contrary she looked very feminine, and no one would seriously of thought that she was strong or athletic.
There is a 'trick' for tearing phone books. You put them in an oven and bake them for a while to dry out. You then just have to break the spine and tearing is easy. In this video you can see Joan clearly breaking the spines before starting to tear them, with a lot of 'dramatic' effort. Even if they are not baked the technique is the same. My Grandfather was a stage magician and I inherited a lot of his books and the phonebook tearing trick is mentioned in one of them.
That may well be the case, but what about other feats of strength, such as bending iron bars and lifting men over her head?
@@DavidSmith-fs5qj Iron is malleable unlike a thick stack of paper. Of course, strength is the major component in performances like this.
Sad but incredible story.
What a diva, damm
Joan Rhodes was great friends with Quentin Crisp, whom she met in the 1940s...he often went to her home in Belsize Park, lured by her lamb dinners....
RIP Mrs. Rhodes.
They could have made a Wonder Woman movie out of her😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤am surprise the idea never pop up in somebody’s mind
She’s so upbeat and inspiring, you’d never known the kind of hardships she had to endure with her (lack of) parents, husband and homelessness
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Oh my god it's like her muscles just materialize out of nowhere.
This poor woman needed a daily hug morning, midday, and evening along with a box of chocolates and a daily rose with a note saying "You're an amazing and a wonderful person". Poor gal. Glad she was able to get some recognition and success.
Wow what a strong woman.👍👏💪💪
Great story, thanks. While the contrast between her strength and her good looks is huge, what's really cool -- and pretty sexy -- is how fiercely she attacks the bar or phone book when it's time to get down to business.
I truly need more of these strongwomen videos!
A beautiful woman
That is very well written and researched video.
Thank you very much.
On a personal note times in England were very tough then, and I remember speaking a lot with my grandparents ,who would have been a little older than Joan.
PTSD was not really understood then ,so her father was undeniably suffering.
Again a fantastic video.💪💪
Thank you for covering the history of women in this industry!
What a role model!
I just watched an episode of The Reair Shop where her biographer brought the green sequined costume in to be repaired so Joan Rhodes' legacy could live on. I just had to find something about her life, and you did a marvelous job.
Wow she’s awesome
These are your best vids keep them coming
Thanks!
This was interesting...
Makes me want to do a dive into her life.
Thanks!
Wow great story. Wish there was a movie about her life 😊
Joan definitely has an inspiring story.
The amount of time and commitment she put into developing her act and that she successfully made it off the streets and into films and television is really incredible.
Ironically, I think that the fact that she was constantly underestimated due to her appearance went in her favour - as so much of how she landed those early television and film roles involved her demonstrating her physical strength directly on men who made assumptions based on her appearance.
amazing story.. love it love seeing naturally strong people
Well there is a specific technique to ripping a phone book that anybody can learn, but, it does take Some grip endurance to be able to withstand the amount of time it takes to get it done
there is a technique to bench pressing 500 lbs, it's doesn't mean it doesn't take incredble strength to do it
First, thank you for doing such an incredibly good job at highlighting Joan's life and career. Her being abandoned by both parents was tragic. But I'm left wondering what happened with her husband? Did he die or did he abandon her as well? I'm gonna by the book that you mentioned to find out more about her. I'm glad that someone wrote about her life. Also it felt good to see Bob Hope again. Thank you for the time and effort that you put into doing your research for the people that you feature on this channel.
It was more a case of her abandoning him.
What a glorious and amazing woman
I can fully recommend her biography.
Beautiful woman.
Another incredible video! I've never heard of her, she's maybe the most attractive strong-lady ever, and her on-video feats of strength seem to be in abundance. These videos are amazing, thanks so much for what you do. Where did you get all the video of her?
Oh, wow, I'll have to rewatch Elephant Man to see her. Amazing film.
Wow. Amazing ❤🥰🙏💯👏👏. Female Charles Atlas 😊😊
Amazing! I want to buy that book for my grandma.
Great story .
He's back!!!
Total babe 👍
kind of whats funny found this video while watching The Repair Shop and the women who wrote the book Triona Holden she had one for her outfits that she wanted them to repair for her
Same! Thanks for this fabulous video @nattylifeyt
Oooh, sexy, strong, and tall! Talk about a triple threat! 😭🙏
The best feature I've seen on her, kudos!💪🏻😁
Us British do know how to be mentally strong , amazing to know that so many strong men and women came from Britain
Nice video
I think I’m in love
She was mentally & physically strong.
Also pretty damn fine, too.
What a truly inspirational story..great work my friend..👊
Thank you!
She is so marvellous! also your presentation and research is ever improving. Well done !
Wow, what a story.
Great video.
Carrying Bob Hope in heels is incredible.
i love your channel, the amount of research and detail you put into these videos turn them into a real treasure and make them a gem of the strength and muscle culture. Thank you for that and again: turn the stuff into a book 🙂
Many thanks :)
Spectacular video!
What a QUEEN!
Great Video, thanks.
Hard times make strong woman, I should give my kids the same encouragement
Joan looks like Alice Faye. Very interesting, thank you
Oh hey hahaha what a Sunday surprise
Super interesting video, thank you for making this channel. 👍💪🤗
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World natural bodybuilding federation(WNBF)
one thing you don't mention is: did she ever get into contact again with her other siblings? or were they separated forever?
She had contact with a sister.
How can parents do that, unbelievable. Just proves evil has been around forever.
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"Sarf" (south) London gal 💪
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This actually would have been better if the cops went skipping after the guy
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Bob Hope would have much prefered being lifted by a handsome young man.
5:20. You mean to tell me some women took "instagram" pics back then too?? 😅😅😅
what happened to her siblings? . . parents aren't worth poop . .
Is it wrong of me to like her even more because she dropped Bob Hope on his head. That does a lot for me. ;)
Her parents do not deserve the title of Father & Mother they left their children how could they , they should choose death over ever leaving their children all of her siblings deserved a life of luxury after and after she made it I hope her mother & father saw her and she walked away from them like they did to her so many years earlier very sad.
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Damn what a terrible upbringing..
She made it through though!
Hmmm 🤔 wonder if her husband just bailed or died in a field and no one did the paperwork.