# Joice Heth

> Joice Heth was an enslaved African-American woman who was exhibited in the United States during the final months of her life. In 1835, showman P. T. Barnum promoted her with the false claim that she was the 161-year-old former wet nurse of George Washington, helping to launch his career while making Heth one of the most widely publicized performers of the era. Elderly, blind, and largely paralyzed, she appeared before audiences telling stories about Washington and singing hymns.

*African American enslaved person and sideshow performer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/joice-heth

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1756
- **Died:** 1836-02-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Хет, Джойс](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%82%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81)
- [جويس هيث](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AB)
- [Joice Heth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joice_Heth)
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- [Joice Heth](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joice_Heth)
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- [Joice Heth](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joice_Heth)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4413239)

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