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

3.0

A necessary volume detailing the participation of women in the male-dominated world of western tattoo. Thoroughly educational, it does its absolute best to objectively handle a subject about which just about everyone has a strong subjective opinion. Mostly it succeeds, though a jibe in the introduction stuck with me for the duration of the book. The only drawback is that it occasionally reads like a laundry list of names, especially around the middle, but even so, it serves its purpose of illustrating the legacy of female tattoo artists and enthusiasts.