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Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo
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Chronicles the history of women and tattoo in Western society from the early 1880s to the present. “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 “..Essential reading for anyone interested in the subject.” - Ed Hardy “…Insightfully chronicles the saga of skin as signage…” - Barbara Kruger
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Chronicles the history of women and tattoo in Western society from the early 1880s to the present.

“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

“..Essential reading for anyone interested in the subject.”
- Ed Hardy

“…Insightfully chronicles the saga of skin as signage…”
- Barbara Kruger

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About Margot

I'm an associate professor in the English Department of Lehman College of the City University of New York (CUNY) and I direct the Arts and Culture program at CUNY’s Graduate School of journalism, where I also teach. My first book was Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of...

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Published Reviews

Jan.03.2010

“One can read this work of non-fiction as if it were a sensational novel – with progressive feminist implications.”

Jan.03.2010

“As Margot Mifflin demonstrates in her absorbing book, The Blue Tattoo, the truth about Olive Oatman is more complicated than the many fictions about her.”