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coffeebeards t1_iy1b3mp wrote

Serious question:

Were there gyms or did people have weights at home? I don’t know anything about this era but I would assume it was a very… woman cook and clean and the man goes out to work and comes home sort of deal.

Would a female bodybuilder be very taboo or am I totally off base?

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Finnyfish t1_iy1ceus wrote

She’s probably pretty young here, and perhaps was an entertainer.* But most people wouldn’t have gotten too worked up about it. The 30s weren’t all that buttoned down.

*Google says yes; she was a stunt performer in the movies. And she began to develop her physique while using exercise to help recover from terrible burns as a child.

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Skyblacker t1_iy1fcpq wrote

Bodybuilding in general was more fringe back then.

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