Dorothy Dietrich
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About
She was the first woman to have executed a straitjacket escape and the only woman to have caught a bullet in her mouth.
Before Fame
It was reading a biography of Harry Houdini that led her to first attempt straitjacket escapes.
Trivia
For breaking the glass ceiling for women in magic, she was dubbed The Female Houdini and The First Lady of Magic.
Family Life
She grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania with six brothers; she often played the damsel tied to the railroad tracks.
Associated With
She was a guest on the Montel Williams show.
