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

By: Adrianne

Adrianne — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:15:34 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best Books I’ve Ever Read!
This book was fascinating : it documented women and tattooing for 100 years. It was an illistrated guide to the signifigance of tattoos to women and society, how and when…

By: Jahdahdieh

Jahdahdieh — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:51:44 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
An important history of a secret enthusiasm
Margot Mifflin’s book is an amazingly well-documented and thoroughly acurate telling of the secret history of tattooed women and women tattoo artists in America.

By: Emerald

Emerald — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:38:24 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Seldom Told History
For some reason, the art and culture surrounding tattoo is still considered a male interest. Seeing as most of my friends interested in and displaying tattoos are female, this…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:58:50 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Tattoo Book For Women
As a relatively newly tattooed woman, I have embraced the culture and am looking to learn more about it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:06:38 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting info on two fascinating subjects
Ok, I love women and I love tattoos. While my “woman” history is nobody’s business but my own, I can say that I got my first tattoo at age 52 (8 years ago–you do the math) and…

By: Farah

Farah — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:14:37 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Insightful and Revealing
This is a must-read for anyone interested in getting a fuller history of tattooing. The book does an excellent, well-balanced job of weaving biographies and social commentary…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:17:10 +0000

1.0 out of 5 stars
old book
This book seems so outdated. The intentions of this book are great but there is still plenty more great information about tattoos and women out there.

By: Falk

Falk — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:45:24 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Photos, Wonderful book for anyone interested in the History
This is my favorite Coffee Table Book. Has a lot of great old Pictures. Always stirs up a conversation with house guests.

By: Idalis

Idalis — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:24:07 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect!
This book was exactly what I needed for my college research paper. It gave me exactly the kind of information I needed to discuss the history of women and tattoos.

By: Austin

Austin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:52:44 +0000

As a relatively newly tattooed woman, I have embraced the culture and am looking to learn more about it. This book showed me what it was like for women with tattoos through the ages. The book is extremely well written and researched and the photos are fabulous. If you are a woman who has tattoos or is thinking about getting one, I highly recommend this book. I work in an extremely conservative environment and was brought up to believe tattoos are evil and dirty, so I struggled with my decision to get my tattoos, but this book not only made me feel more comfortable with my decision, it helped me with new ideas for my backpiece