From Lines To Laughs

My first show on cartoonists who are women was in 2018; it was a celebration of the fact that in the Dec 4th, 2017 issue of The New Yorker there were more women cartoonists than men. Historian and New Yorker cartoonist Michael Maslin deseves much credit for discovering that groundbreaking information, and <a href="https://michaelmaslin.com/a-must-see-at-the-society-of-illustrators-funny-ladies-at-the-new-yorker-then-and-now/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">here is his reportage on the exhibition</a>. The show had historical pieces representing some of the women who drew for the magazine since its beginning in 1925. Over the decades, the number of women who have drawn humor is a fraction compared to the number of men; the show (and my history <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Very-Funny-Ladies-Yorkers-Cartoonists/dp/1633886867" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Very Funny Ladies</a>) were efforts to redress the balance, make note that yes, women do draw cartoons — and have for a century. When I began my career in 1979, this was not something that was discussed a lot, I was one of four women drawing for The New Yorker. Now the numbers of men and women are equal. <a href="https://lizadonnelly.medium.com/from-lines-to-laughs-08d230244638">Website</a>