Jane Plant
Geochemist, metallurgist and expert on the effects of environmental chemicals and diet in cancers.
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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.
Juana Belén Gutiérrez de Mendoza
Juana Belén Gutiérrez wrote radical feminist literature against Catholicism, political corruption, and social injustices during the Porfiriato.
Hermila Galindo
Hermila Galindo edited the feminist journal Mujer Moderna.
Hilary B Price
American cartoonist whose innovative comic succeeds within the mainstream but also appeals to those who favor off-beat humor.
Hongyi He
Hongyi He is a Chinese papercut artist recognized as a “master of folk arts and crafts” by UNESCO.
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.
Dr Frances Heywood
In the 1930s Frances started the research for which she is best known and which led to her PhD, on the characteristics of the tin-based alloys used in making typeface.
Grace Drayton
In 1904 Grace Drayton produced drawings for streetcar ads for what became her best known creation, the Campbell Kids.