Learn about the life and times of Maud Stevens Wagner, America's first licensed woman tattoo artist. Presented by Lisa Soller, Deputy Director of the Lyon County History Center.
Born in Emporia, Kansas, in 1877 Maud Stevens left home at the age of 19 to join the circus. While working as an aerialist and contortionist at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (also known as the St. Louis World’s Fair) she met and married Gus “The Globe Trotter” Wagner. He was a “most artistically marked up man” who collected more than 800 tattoos during his lifetime. Soon covered in tattoos of her own Maud became a professional female tattoo artist who traveled the country.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | History & Genealogy | Exhibits |
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