Abbye Eville, seen here in Stockton, CA, became known as “Queen of the Barbelles” became the poster-girl for fitness. In the 1940s, she organized the first all-female weight-lifting contest and opened the first all women’s gym in the United States. #vintage

Abbye Eville, seen here in Stockton, CA, became known as “Queen of the Barbelles” became the poster-girl for fitness. In the 1940s, she organized the first all-female weight-lifting contest and opened the first all women’s gym in the United States. #vintage

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