A dominatrix, or domme, is a woman who takes the dominant role in BDSM activities. The BDSM practice is called female dominance, or femdom. A dominatrix can be of any sexual orientation, but this does
Phyllis and Aristotle, a fictional tale written in the 13th century, as depicted by artist Giovanni Buonconsiglio in the early 1500s
Femdom flag in the Leather subculture
Erotic photograph, c. 1930s, showing a dominant female music teacher caning the buttocks of a submissive female student with a violin bow
A professional dominatrix and a submissive male perform for the audience at a sex show in Austria.
Dominance and submission is a set of behaviors, customs, and rituals involving the submission of one person to another in an erotic episode or lifestyle. It is a subset of BDSM. This form of sexual co
1921 illustration of female submission. The male is clothed while the female is naked and waiting on corporal punishment being administered on her. The art is by Georges Topfer from his work Le rêve d’un flagellant ('The Dream of a Flagellant').
A man engaging in petplay at the Folsom Street Fair and wearing a dog leash around his neck.
Artwork depicting a female dominant performing bondage on her male submissive
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch and Fanny Pistor (Baroness Bogdanoff)