Today 3 pm, come hear my Chicago Humanities Foundation talk. Tix and more info at https://chf.to/tattoo-history
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Today 3 pm, come hear my Chicago Humanities Foundation talk. Tix and more info at https://chf.to/tattoo-history
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Find out how we got from the left image to the right image in my Saturday, Oct 27, talk at #chfgraphic @chihumanities festival this weekend. The fabulous @butterstinker, who created the amazinng piece on the right, will be introducing me. Tickets...

Find out how we got from the left image to the right image in my Saturday, Oct 27, talk at #chfgraphic @chihumanities festival this weekend. The fabulous @butterstinker, who created the amazinng piece on the right, will be introducing me. Tickets available at chicagohumanities.org #tattoos #tattoohistory #howfarwehavecome
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The #historian in me is giggling at how @chicagotribune used a stock photo of me from 2005! Come to my lecture for #chfgraphic @chihumanities festival and see if you can tell how many gray hairs I have these days! #tattoo #tattoohistory...

The #historian in me is giggling at how @chicagotribune used a stock photo of me from 2005! Come to my lecture for #chfgraphic @chihumanities festival and see if you can tell how many gray hairs I have these days! #tattoo #tattoohistory #40sarethenew20s
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Honored that @chihumanities reached out to me to talk about #tattoo history as part of this year’s #CHFGraphic theme! Join me on October 27. #tattoohistory #graphicart...

Honored that @chihumanities reached out to me to talk about #tattoo history as part of this year’s #CHFGraphic theme! Join me on October 27. #tattoohistory #graphicart #chicago
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New article up on history.com about spy tattoos and issues of tattoos and identification. http://www.history.com/news/undercover-ink-how-spies-use-tattoos

New article up on history.com about spy tattoos and issues of tattoos and identification. http://www.history.com/news/undercover-ink-how-spies-use-tattoos

This is NOT a blurry photo. Read about my current experiment erasing a small bit of my personal #tattoo history with one of the new removal creams. Not all tattoos have to be permanent and not all were wise decisions. Visit tattoohistorian.com for...

This is NOT a blurry photo. Read about my current experiment erasing a small bit of my personal #tattoo history with one of the new removal creams. Not all tattoos have to be permanent and not all were wise decisions. Visit tattoohistorian.com for the #backstory. @trufadesocial #tattoos #tattoohistory #tattooremoval #mistakeshappen

And a more recent pic. Another tattooed “celebrity” to add to the annals of history. Not quite sure how I missed this one until today: http://www.snopes.com/roger-stone-nixon-tattoo/ #snopes #yesitsreal #tattoo #tattoohistory #nixon #politics...

And a more recent pic. Another tattooed “celebrity” to add to the annals of history. Not quite sure how I missed this one until today: http://www.snopes.com/roger-stone-nixon-tattoo/ #snopes #yesitsreal #tattoo #tattoohistory #nixon #politics #politicsasusual #tattoos #tattooing

Another tattooed “celebrity” to add to the annals of history. Not quite sure how I missed this one until today: http://www.snopes.com/roger-stone-nixon-tattoo/ #snopes #yesitsreal #tattoo #tattoohistory #nixon #politics #politicsasusual #tattoos...

Another tattooed “celebrity” to add to the annals of history. Not quite sure how I missed this one until today: http://www.snopes.com/roger-stone-nixon-tattoo/ #snopes #yesitsreal #tattoo #tattoohistory #nixon #politics #politicsasusual #tattoos #tattooing

You may have wondered why Tattoo History Daily has been so silent lately…here’s a glimpse of my new adventures in data science. Read more on the blog and stay tuned for some exciting #digitalhumanities research! #girlswhocode #geekgirl #tattoohistory...

You may have wondered why Tattoo History Daily has been so silent lately…here’s a glimpse of my new adventures in data science. Read more on the blog and stay tuned for some exciting #digitalhumanities research! #girlswhocode #geekgirl #tattoohistory #tattoo #tattoos

As a #newyear2017 gift for my dear fans and followers, I put my PhD dissertation, Tattooed Transculturites: Western Expatriates Among Amerindian and Pacific Islander Societies, 1500-1900, online for those of you who are interested in geeking out on...

As a #newyear2017 gift for my dear fans and followers, I put my PhD dissertation, Tattooed Transculturites: Western Expatriates Among Amerindian and Pacific Islander Societies, 1500-1900, online for those of you who are interested in geeking out on 513 pages of dense research. Visit tattoohistorian.com for the link. #tattoo #tattoohistory #tattoos #tattooing #research #geek #dissertation #rarebooks #blackwork #blackworkers #nativeamerican #polynesian #polynesiantattoo #nativeamericantattoo