Biography sonora webster carver

American memoirist

Sonora Webster Carver (February 2, – September 20, ), was an American entertainer, most notable as one of the first female horse divers.^[1]

Life

Webster answered an ad placed by William "Doc" Carver in ^[2] for a diving girl and soon earned a place in circus history.

Her job was to mount a running horse as it reached the top of a foot (12&#;m) - sometimes foot (18&#;m) - tower and sail down on its back as it plunged into an foot (&#;m) pool of water directly below. She was a sensation and soon became the lead diving girl for Doc's act as they traveled the country and the first diving girl quit.

Sonora fell in love with and eventually married Doc's son, Albert (Al) Floyd Carver, in October Al had taken over the show in , after the death of Dr. Carver.^[2] Sonora's sister Arnette Webster French followed in her footsteps, becoming a horse diver and joining the show in ^[2]

In , Sonora was blinded