Bodies of Subversion, Second Edition: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo

An indelible account of an indelible piece of cultural history. -- Barbara Kruger, artist

An outstanding read, and long-overdue addition to the growing body of literature on tattooing -- Intertnational Tattooing

Bodies of Subversion is a comprehensive and clear-eyed account of tattooing and women in Western society over the past century. Margot Mifflinfurthers understanding of this complex art as it exists among women. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the subject. -- Don E. Hardy, renowned tattooist and historian

In this provocative work full of intriguing female characters from tattoo history, Margot Mifflin makes a persuasive case for the tattooed canada pharmacy woman as an emblem of female self-expression. -- Susan Faludi, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Backlash
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Bodies of Subversion traces the history of women and tattoo in Western society from the early 1880s to the present, charting the special significance tattooing has for women as a powerfully transgressive form of self-expression. “In this provocative work full of intriguing female characters from tattoo history, Margot Mifflin makes a persuasive case for the tattooed woman as an emblem of female self-expression.” — Susan Faludi