Summary
She was called "the First Lady of Iron," "America's Barbelle" and "the Queen of Muscle Beach".
Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton, a pioneer female weightlifter and women's gym owner who helped put Santa Monica's Muscle Beach on the map in the 1930s and 40s, died of complications of Alzheimer's disease at her home in Santa Monica. She was 88.See the full content of this document
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First Lady of Iron Was Pioneer Weightlifter
Santa Monica-born Abbye Stockton was a 19-year...
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