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Charlie Wagner was friends with the circus man Clyde
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and until her retirement in 1967, she continued to perform and travel with a sideshow. While working in a sideshow in 1939, Broadbent challenged the traditional views of beauty for women during the 1930s by participating in a beauty pageant at the
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Govenar, Tattooing in American Culture, 1846–1966, in Caplan, J. (2000). Written on the body: The tattoo in European and American history / edited by Jane Caplan. London: Reaktion.
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Broadbent’s tattoos varied in theme. On
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TATTOOED LADY HERE FOR SHOW (1938, February 22). The Daily
Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931–1954), p. 10. Retrieved July 17, 2019, from
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In addition to exhibiting her art, Broadbent worked as a tattoo artist. She worked in shops across the country, including in
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