A review by sailorpunk
Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo by Margot Mifflin

2.0

Rather than 'secret', this story is 'mostly unknown' and I think this book is quite informative although not very entertaining. In fact, despite my interest in the topic and a number of really good photographs, I found it very difficult to engage with the narration. There is also an attempt to relate the role of tattoed women in history with the role of women in genaral in the society but I found it very superficial, as in concerning only extremely mainstream phenomena such as Kat Von D and only as part of a state of art.