Many women wonder "why do women get tattoos" as they think about getting their first ink. Studies show that 23% of American ...

Before women are ever exposed to the world of alternative body modification, they have been overexposed to the beauty culture through their personal interactions as well as the media. They have ...

In 1907, a circus tightrope walker named Maud Stevens met "Tattooed Globetrotter" Gus Wagner at the St. Louis World's Fair. Wagner wanted a date, and Stevens wanted tattoo lessons. Things worked out ...

Tattoos have made a huge leap. Once a brash symbol of masculinity for sailors, bikers and other tough guys, a tattoo today is increasingly a woman's fashion statement. Forget about triceps emblazoned ...

Even before her mastectomy, Inga Duncan Thornell knew she didn’t want to have her breasts reconstructed. She didn’t want to go through more surgery and didn’t like the idea of implants. So when her ...