Jen Sorensen
The first woman to win the Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning, Sorensen has addressed unequal treatment of women in the workplace in her cartoons and expressed concern about the small number of women in this field.
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Hilary B Price
American cartoonist whose innovative comic succeeds within the mainstream but also appeals to those who favor off-beat humor.
Ethel McClellan Plummer
The first woman to publish a cartoon in the New Yorker, Ethel McClellan Plummer made cover designs and illustrations in the 1920s and 1930s for magazines of sophisticated fashion such as Vogue and Vanity Fair, as well as publications with broader appeal such as Life, Women’s Home Companion, Shadowland, and the New York Tribune.
Etta Hulme
She began her cartooning career in 1954 at Austin’s Texas Observer and has been with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram since 1972.
Grace Drayton
In 1904 Grace Drayton produced drawings for streetcar ads for what became her best known creation, the Campbell Kids.
Helen Hokinson
One of the best known and beloved cartoonists for the New Yorker
Dorothy McKay
Humorous illustrator and cartoonist for such magazines as Esquire, the New Yorker, Life, and Colliers.
Edwina Dumm
Beginning as a daily in 1918, her comic was expanded with a Sunday feature that ran from 1938 to 1963.
Cathy Guisewite
Debuting in 1976, Cathy Guisewite’s unapologetically autobiographical strip addressed romance, marriage, family relationships, pets, food, and work
Dale Messick
Messick’s Brenda Starr was a worthy female counterpart to male heroes marked a milestone among comics by women. At its peak, the strip ran in 250 newspapers.