On This Day In History: One Of The Tallest Women In History – Died – On August 5, 1888

AncientPages.cm - On August 5, 1888, Anna Haining Bates - one of the tallest women in history - died.

Anna Haining Bates was born on August 6, 1846, on the island of Nova Scotia in the far east of Canada. Her parents were Scottish immigrants.

Anna Haining Bates (aka Giantess) - 7 feet 11 inches (2.41 m), and her husband Martin van Buren Bates - (aka Kentucky Giant), who stood 7 ft 11 in (2.41 m). Image credit: Unknown . Unknown - Imgur https://imgur.com/t/the_more_you_know/Zk7ubYa - Public Domain.

Anna was different from when she was born, a bouncing baby girl weighing 18 pounds, who started big and would only get bigger. When she turned 6, she stood at 5' 2".

When she finally stopped growing, she measured about 227 centimeters, with a weight ranging between 159 and 187 kg. Her feet were 13 inches long.

Her parents were of medium height, and all her twelve brothers and sisters were of average size.

Anna was considered to be very intelligent. She played the piano and was interested in acting and singing. She worked for P.T. Barnum in his American Museum and toured the United States and Canada.

While on tour, Miss Haining met Martin Van Buren Bates in Halifax. Mr. Bates stood 7 feet, 9 inches. They married in 1871 and tried to start a family. Mrs. Bates would give birth to a daughter on May 19, 1872. The stillborn baby weighed 18 pounds - the same weight as Mrs. Bates at her birth.

Seven years later, they had a boy who weighed 23 pounds. He would only live for a day.

Anna Haining Bates died on August 5, 1888; she and her husband are buried in Seville in the American state of Ohio.

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