50+ Rebellious Women Getting Tattooed From The Past Before It Was Cool

#1 Women getting naked fairy tattoo

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#2 Emma de Burgh, early 1900s

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#3 A tattooist paints a small rose on the thigh of a woman in 1961.

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#4 Tattooist Les Skuse works on a large Japanese scene across the back of a client in 1960.

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#5 Japanese tattoo artist Tokumitsu Uchida works over the outline of a design during the 1950s.

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#6 Deafy Grassman tattooing his wife, Stella, ca. 1930s.

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#7 A tattoo artist inks a client in 1960 with the name of her partner, Jim.

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#8 A service woman has a tattoo done on her arm in Aldershot, England, in 1951.

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#9 A tattoo artist paints a permanent beauty spot on the cheek of a woman at his workshop in Copenhagen in 1956.

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#10 Famed tattoo artist George Burchett works on a client’s thigh in 1930.

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#11 A woman having an image of a snake tattooed onto her thigh by George Burchett, 1928.

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#12 A young woman shows off her chest tattoo of a horse and jockey in 1930.

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#13 Tattooist Les Skuse at work on tattooed beauty Pam Nash, ca. 1960s.

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#14 A film fan uses a mirror to admire the image of film star Gary Gooper she has had tattooed on her back by George Burchett a London tattooist, 1936.

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#15 A tattooist painting a bluebird on a woman’s breast, 1965.

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#16 A woman getting an interesting shoulder piece in 1928.

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#17 This woman seen being inked by legendary Bowery tattooist Charlie Wagner, ca. 1920s.

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#18 Beachcomber Bill’s wife; Brenda; smiles from table as he shows how he applies tattoo, 1975.

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#19 An American tattoo artist working on a client’s shoulder, 1973.

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#20 Al Schiefley and Les Skuse apply ink to a willing dish, 1955.

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#21 A woman getting tattooed by Charles Wagner.

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#22 ca. 1930s

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#23 Unknown ca. 1930s

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#24 An unidentified Japanese tattoo artist works on a woman’s backside, ca. 1930s.

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#25 An English woman wearing a pair of elegant crystal earrings is seen getting her first tattoo in 1930.

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#26 Janet “Rusty” Skuse was honored by the Guinness World Records as Britain’s most tattooed woman for over 20 years.

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#27 Doris Sherrel getting her social security number tattooed by Jack Julian, 1942.

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#28 A tattoo artist tattooing a butterfly onto Lulubelle Hostein’s back, ca. 1955

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#29 A woman being tattooed, early 1900s

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#30 Women’s Royal Army Corps member showing new tattoo on leg to fellow enlistees in WWII

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#31 Lady getting a bird tattoo, 1928

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#32 Pam Nash, a champion tattooed lady, with a Japanese garden scene across her back, 1960s.

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#33 Pam Nash FTW, 1960s

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#34 Think your swallow tats are cool? This woman got them before you were even born, 1965.

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#35 Kickass snake tat, 1928

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#36 A tattooed butterfly garter belt will never fall down when you’re doing the Charleston, 1930s

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#37 Just getting another tat, NBD, 1964.

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#38 Getting tattooed

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#39 Getting tattooed, in a tattooed group

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#40 Getting tattooed

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#41 Getting tattooed

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#42 Portrait of a tattooed lady in the early 1900s

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#43 Maude Wagner, 1908

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#44 Artoria Gibbons, 1920s

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#45 Edith Burchett, 1920s

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#46 A tattooist works on a chest piece in 1964.

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#47 Woman getting a traditional Japanese tattoo.

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#48 Woman being tattooed, ca. 1940s.

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#49 A woman lays her Kimono down as she gets a traditional Japanese tattoo, ca. 1930s.

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#50 An artist creating skin motifs for evening wear on models at the Hair and Beauty Fair, Olympia, London. 20th September 1938.

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