CULTURETECHLENSEthel Johnson
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Combined Graph record U-02651 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0829. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Among the first prominent Black women wrestlers; headline act of the 1950s Black women's circuit
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Among the first prominent Black women wrestlers; headline act of the 1950s Black women's circuit
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- Role(s): professional wrestler
- Known for: Among the first prominent Black women wrestlers; headline act of the 1950s Black women's circuit
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- https://prowrestlingpost.com/african-american-pro-wrestling-pioneers/ (verification source · master store)
Evidence note (master store)
With her sisters Babs Wingo and Marva Scott, among the first African American female professional wrestlers of the 1950s; a headline act who received top billing alongside Gorgeous George in 1954 and became the first African American women's champion — per Pro Wrestling Post's Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame feature (fetched in full 2026-10-17)
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