Edith O’Shaughnessy
American journalist, biographer, screenwriter and political spouse
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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
Célia Bertin
Célia Bertin was recruited to help Allied aviators hidden in Occupied Paris because of her ability to speak English. In 1993 she published a study of women during this period, Femmes sous l’Occupation.
Claire Chevrillon
After the increasingly harsh laws were imposed on Jewish citizens during WWII, she joined the resistance most notably encoding and decoding messages between the Free French in London and de Gaulle’s Paris delegation.
Cleone de Hevengham Benest
British motorist, engineer and metallurgist
Constance Fligg Elam Tipper
Eminent metallurgist and a very rare example of an industry-standard test named after a woman.
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.
Barbara Shermund
A frequent contributor to the New Yorker, Esquire, Life, and other mainstream magazines of the day, she revealed a feminist attitude in her portrayals of women in atypical situations, yet did not avoid poking fun at women’s behavior in her work.
Berty Albrecht
Berty Albrecht was passionate about family planning and better working conditions for women, and founded the feminist journal Le Problème Sexuel.