The tattooed lady : a history / Amelia Klem Osterud.
- Title
- The tattooed lady : a history / Amelia Klem Osterud.
- Published by
- Golden [Colo.] : Speck Press, c2009.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- 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
- Contents
- Their place in tattoo history -- The tattooed lady -- The day the circus came to town -- Choices and control -- The legacy.
- Owning institution
- Harvard Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-148) and index.
- Processing action (note)
- committed to retain