As we saw in the previous chapter, when women began collecting tattoos in larger numbers during the 1970s and 1980s, these images were usually always feminine—a small rose on the breast, a ...

Tattoos on the backside can be smaller, like Halsey‘s left butt cheek tattoo which reads “HOPELESS” or Olivia Wilde’s dragon ...

The sessions are short but uncomfortable, and the process stings. “It’s more painful than getting a tattoo but less painful than my marriage,” Amanda jokes.

Today more American women than men have tattoos — 38 percent of women vs. 27 percent of men, according to the Pew Research Center. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.