![The "Soap Lady" is prepared for an X-ray, May 8, 2008, at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. She got her name after being exhumed in Old City in 1875 in a The "Soap Lady" is prepared for an X-ray, May 8, 2008, at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. She got her name after being exhumed in Old City in 1875 in a](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F13W5K/the-soap-lady-is-prepared-for-an-x-ray-may-8-2008-at-the-college-of-physicians-of-philadelphia-she-got-her-name-after-being-exhumed-in-old-city-in-1875-in-a-kind-of-a-mummified-state-her-flesh-had-been-transformed-through-a-rare-chemical-reaction-into-a-soapy-substance-photo-by-john-costellophiladelphia-inquirermctsipa-usa-2F13W5K.jpg)
The "Soap Lady" is prepared for an X-ray, May 8, 2008, at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. She got her name after being exhumed in Old City in 1875 in a
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Explore the Unusual: Take a Tour of the World's Most Bizarre Museum — CHELSIDERMY | Oddities, bones, art, and taxidermy!
![Soap Mummies: Why Do Some People Turn into Soap After Death? | by Verity Amare | Lessons from History | Medium Soap Mummies: Why Do Some People Turn into Soap After Death? | by Verity Amare | Lessons from History | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*5D5qCfL55qVq8GEHt52wTw.jpeg)
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The Soap Lady is excited that it's Friday. Looking for a good weekend activity? Head to the Mütter Museum and check out our brand new exhibits, "Vesalius on the Verge: The Book
![Researchers Frank Cerrone, from left, Michael Schlenk and Prof. Gerald Conlogue ready a glass case to cover the "Soap Lady" at the Mutter Museum at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, May Researchers Frank Cerrone, from left, Michael Schlenk and Prof. Gerald Conlogue ready a glass case to cover the "Soap Lady" at the Mutter Museum at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, May](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2f13w59/researchers-frank-cerrone-from-left-michael-schlenk-and-prof-gerald-conlogue-ready-a-glass-case-to-cover-the-soap-lady-at-the-mutter-museum-at-the-college-of-physicians-of-philadelphia-may-8-2008-photo-by-john-costellophiladelphia-inquirermctsipa-usa-2f13w59.jpg)