Bodies of Subversion

Bodies of Subversion

"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."
â€”Susan Faludi

Bodies of Subversion is the first history of womenâ€™s tattoo art, providing a fascinating excursion to a subculture that dates back into the nineteenth-century and includes many never-before-seen photos of tattooed women from the last century. Author Margot Mifflin notes that womenâ€™s interest in tattoos surged in the suffragist 20s and the feminist 70s. She chronicles:

* Breast cancer survivors of the 90s who tattoo their mastectomy scars as an alternative to reconstructive surgery or prosthetics.

* The parallel rise of tattooing and cosmetic surgery during the 80s when women tattooists became soul doctors to a nation afflicted with body anxieties.

* Maud Wagner, the first known woman tattooist, who in 1904 traded a date with her tattooist husband-to-be for an apprenticeship.

* Victorian society women who wore tattoos as custom couture, including Winston Churchillâ€™s mother, who wore a serpent on her wrist.

* Nineteeth-century sideshow attractions who created fantastic abduction tales in which they claimed to have been forcibly tattooed.

â€œIn Bodies of Subversion, Margot Mifflin insightfully chronicles the saga of skin as signage. Through compelling anecdotes and cleverly astute analysis, she shows and tells us new histories about women, tattoos, public pictures, and private parts. Itâ€™s an indelible account of an indelible piece of cultural history.â€
â€”Barbara Kruger, artist
Country USA
Manufacturer powerHouse Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-08-02
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	powerHouse Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-08-02
Format	Kindle eBook

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