Acrobat Luisita Leers (aka Martha Louise Krökel 1909-1997) , showing her back. late 1920s or early 1930s.

Luisita Leers, born into a circus family, inherited her acrobatic talents from her mother, Gertrude Reichenbach. In the 1920s, she made a significant impact on the circus world with her remarkable strength and acrobatic skills, defying norms with her muscular physique, a rarity among women of her era.