Maria Spelterini Celebrated American Independence Week Walking

Maria Spelterini was the only woman to cross Niagara Falls. On July 8 1876. She did everything the men did, except backwards and in peach baskets.

Fireworks Ticket, 1889. Image: CNE Heritage.com. - Racing Nellie Bly

Lifting up God and Country July 4th Community Celebration

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Maria Spelterini Celebrated American Independence Week Walking Tightropes Across Niagara Falls While Wearing Peach Baskets

Giant Victoria Water Lily: Linnaean House, 1902. Image: Wikimedia/Missouri Botanical Garden. - Racing Nellie Bly

European Lantern Parades Lit Autumn Nights - Racing Nellie Bly

On the Unconventional 19th-Century Women Who Ventured to Write Novels ‹ Literary Hub

Thanksgiving Day Maskers, 1910-1915. Image: Library of Congress, Bain News Service. - Racing Nellie Bly

The Tennis Party, by John Lavery, 1885. Image: Wikipedia. - Racing Nellie Bly