In the late 1970s, Jan Todd and Terry Todd purchased a 380-box historical physical culture collection compiled by former circus performer Ottley Coulter

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Ottley Coulter's archival materials documented late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century professional strongwomen, including performers named Sandwina, Volcana, and Minerva

Only two United States Cabinet secretaries have been impeached in United States history: President Ulysses S. Grant's Secretary of War in 1876 and President Joe Biden's Homeland Security Secretary

In nineteenth-century America, medical beliefs categorized affluent white women as physically fragile while presuming Black women were naturally suited for hard physical labor

In the mid-twentieth century, Jack LaLanne trained women, older adults, and people with disabilities in weightlifting

Historical medical warnings claimed that heavy lifting would cause uterine prolapse in women

The H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports houses the archives of Scottish strength historian David Webster

Historical medical warnings claimed that the physical strain of bicycle riding would permanently disfigure women's faces

Ottley Coulter performed as a circus weightlifter during the 1910s and collected strength-related photographs, magazines, and correspondence dating from the late nineteenth century onward

In the 1890s, medical theories asserted that the human body possessed a fixed supply of energy, leading doctors to discourage women from strenuous exercise

Grip strength is utilized as a clinical biomarker to evaluate physical frailty and health outcomes in aging populations

In 1926, a French woman set a women's deadlift record of 392 pounds

Jan Todd and Terry Todd founded the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports at the University of Texas at Austin

Nineteenth-century medical assertions claimed that intellectual study or political activity would deplete the bodily energy required for women's reproductive functions

Kayla Barnes performs strength training four to five times per week utilizing progressive overload principles

Jan Todd coined the term 'majestic womanhood' to describe historic strongwomen who celebrated physical strength and vitality

Following Jan Todd's 1979 lift, no other woman successfully lifted the Scottish Dinnie Stones for 39 years

Competitive powerlifting consists of three contested lifts: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift

In the summer of 1979, Jan Todd attempted to lift the Dinnie Stones outside an inn in northeast Scotland

In May 1975, Jan Todd set a women's world record at a powerlifting meet in Chattanooga, Tennessee, by deadlifting nearly 395 pounds

Jan Todd achieved combined powerlifting totals of 1,100 pounds and 1,200 pounds across the squat, bench press, and deadlift