American Female Cartoonists

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Alison Bechdel
(American Cartoonist Known for the Long-Running Comic Strip 'Dykes to Watch Out For')
Alison Bechdel
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Birthdate: September 10, 1960
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Beech Creek, Pennsylvania, United States

Cartoonist Alison Bechdel is best known for her Dykes to Watch Out For strip, which gained a lot of popularity in various LGBT weeklies. The strip’s prime character is believed to be modeled on her. The lesbian artist’s works gave rise to the Bechdel Test, which targets gender inequality in Hollywood.

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Raina Telgemeier
(Cartoonist)
Raina Telgemeier
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Birthdate: May 26, 1977
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
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Lynda Barry
(Cartoonist)
Lynda Barry
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Birthdate: January 2, 1956
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Richland Center
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Aline Kominsky-Crumb
(Comics artist)
Aline Kominsky-Crumb
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Birthdate: August 1, 1948
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Long Beach
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Louise Simonson
(Comics artist, Screenwriter)
Louise Simonson
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Birthdate: September 26, 1946
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Atlanta
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Rose O'Neill
(Cartoonist)
Rose O'Neill
1
Birthdate: June 25, 1874
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: April 6, 1944
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Renée French
(Comics writer who won the Inkpot Award at San Diego Comic-Con in 2007 for the graphic novel The Ticking)
Renée French
2
Birthdate: 1963 AD
Birthplace: United States
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Dale Messick
(Comic-strip artist)
Dale Messick
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Birthdate: April 11, 1906
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana, United States
Died: April 5, 2005
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Helen E. Hokinson
(Cartoonist)
Helen E. Hokinson
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Birthdate: June 29, 1893
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mendota, Illinois, United States
Died: November 1, 1949