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The tattooed lady : a history / Amelia Klem Osterud.

Title
The tattooed lady : a history / Amelia Klem Osterud.
Author
Osterud, Amelia Klem.
Publication
Golden [Colo.] : Speck Press, c2009.

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154 p. : ill. (some col.); 26 cm.
Summary
Explores tattoo origins, women's labor history, circus life and the stories of several women from the late 19th century through the early 20th century who covered their bodies with tattoos and traveled the country, performing nearly nude for all to see. Includes information on Irene Woodward, Nora Hildebrandt, Artoria Gibbons, Betty Broadbent, Jean Furella Carroll, Ethel Martin, Emma de Burgh and others. Also includes some modern performers.
Subject
  • Sideshows > United States
  • Tattooed people > United States > Social conditions
  • Tattooed women > United States > Social conditions
  • Tattooing > Social aspects > United States
  • Working class women > United States > Social conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-148) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Their place in tattoo history -- The tattooed lady -- The day the circus came to town -- Choices and control -- The legacy.
ISBN
  • 9781933108261 (hardcover)
  • 1933108266 (hardcover)
LCCN
^^2009014350
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library