Episode
Maud Wagner, the original tattooed lady of Kansas
- Podcast
- Kansas City Today
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- Jul 24, 2026
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- 857
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Summary
Maud Wagner, one of the country’s first known female commercial tattoo artists, was born in Emporia, Kansas. She joined a sideshow act with her sister until a fateful meeting pushed her to pursue carnival stardom, inked from head to toe.