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Praise for Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo

“The insights [Margot Mifflin] brings are insinuating and complex . . . Bodies of Subversion is delicious social history.”

—DWIGHT GARNER, The New York Times

“Mifflin’s thesis is rooted in subversion. She asserts that tattoos in Western culture have always been subversive for women, especially in the 19th century when they violated the assumption that ‘women should be pure, that their bodies should be concealed and controlled, and that ladies should not express their own desires.’”

—STEVEN HELLER, The Atlantic

“Bodies of Subversion . . . beautifully documented the evolution of women and tattoos from Victorian couture to mastectomy scar coverups in the nineties . . . [It was] the only book to chronicle tattooed women and women tattoo artists.”

—LEAH RODRIGUEZ, The Cut

“More than just a photographic history of this deep subculture . . . [The book] is a close study of women during a period of historic limitations and social mobility, beginning to break barriers by exploring alternative ideas of beauty and self-expression.”

—SYREETA MCFADDEN, Feministing

“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