These badass women had tattoos waaay before it was cool.
Maud Wagner, the first well-known female tattoo artist/badass in the United States, 1907.
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Kickass snake tat, 1928.
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Betty Broadbent, a well-known tattooed lady, at the New York World's Fair, 1930s.
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The original girl with the dragon tattoo, 1930s.
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