"A Secret History of Women and Tattoo"

Maria Lokke looks into "A Secret History of Women and Tattoo": "Though tattoos are an increasingly common, and visible, element of personal style these days, it’s some of the more hidden and historic examples—from Victorian women to circus attractions—that are the most surprising." Click-through for a slideshow:http://nyr.kr/Y9ZuB2

This photo: Maud Wagner, the first known female tattooist in the U.S., 1911.

The New Yorker