LOUDONVILLE — The surprising history of women and tattoos will be the feature of the next virtual program hosted by the Cleo Redd Fisher Museum in Loudonville.
Almost a quarter of American women have permanent ink, compared to just 19% of men. Younger people are even more likely to be tattooed, as more than a third of Americans between the ages of 18 and 40 have skin art.
But, what about the first women to get tattooed? Who were they, and why did they get inked?
They came from across the U.S. and crossed class lines. From the society women who followed trends, to the working-class women who worked in circus sideshows, American women have always had an intimate and fascinating relationship with tattoos.
Join Amy Cohen, the curator of the traveling exhibit “Tattooed and Tenacious,” as she highlights just a few of the adventurous women who lived, worked, and tattooed in the West prior to World War II.
Cohen is the Executive Director of Exhibit Envoy, a California-based nonprofit that creates and travels exhibits for small museums, libraries, and cultural centers. Her exhibit, “Tattooed and Tenacious: Inked Women in California’s History,” which has been hosted by 12 different California institutions.
Cohen earned her B.A. in History (summa cum laude) from the College of Wooster in Ohio and her M.A. in Museum Studies from John F. Kennedy University.
The virtual program will be live at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 19, with a Q&A to follow. The program will be streamed to the museum’s Facebook page and Youtube account, ensuring that guests will not have to download any special software to access it. However, those platforms may require registered accounts in order to submit live questions during the Q&A session.
The broadcast links for this program will be posted to the museum’s website (www.crfmuseum.com) under the Events page in advance of the program — interested persons will need to visit that event listing prior to 7 p.m. or subscribe to the museum’s Facebook or Youtube accounts to receive notification when the program goes live.
Anyone with questions regarding how to join the live broadcast or subscribe to future events is encouraged to call the museum at 419 994-4050, or visit www.crfmuseum.com.
