Tattooed lady

'Freak Shows' were a popular form of entertainment between the 16th and 19th Centuries. Despite changing attitudes towards disabilities our 21st Century society is itself a 'Freak Show'.

Tattooed Lady, photographed for National Geographic, 1931.

35 more pictures of heavily tattooed and pierced freaks who successfully screwed up their bodies.

In 1938 Betty Broadbent, the ‘Tattooed Venus’ visited Sydney from America at the invitation of the Australian sideshow entrepreneur Arthur G...

These pictures show how beautiful older people can look with tattoos, even as they change with age.

The Sideshow and Freakshow Central with Sword Swallowers, Fire Breathers, Freaks, Sideshow Performers, and more.

Although we are used to seeing girls with beautiful, striking tattoos, tattoos have been an extremely popular trend only for a few decades now. Or isn’t it so? Since the late 19th century, tattoos may not have been that popular, but they were a thing for show-women and bold, progressive ladies. Check out some badass ladies of the Western world -from artists to ordinary women, who used to walk around with tattoos on their bodies, long before it was cool. A naked lady riding a bird tattoo…

A 36-year-old woman from Virginia recently went viral after sharing a video about her tattoo regrets. Her arms, upper body, and thighs are covered in ink, but Sara says that her tattoos no longer reflect who she is and openly discusses why. Her honest confession struck a chord with thousands of people who offered their support and shared their own stories in the comments.