women cartoonists

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Our lady of birth control

a cartoonist's encounter with Margaret Sanger
2016
In graphic novel format looks at the life of American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse, Margaret Sanger.

Monstrous

a transracial adoption story
2023
Bullied by her classmates, Sarah, a Korean American girl growing up in a rural community with few Asian neighbors, channels her rage into her art and cosplay until it threatens to explode.

In limbo

2023
"Set between New Jersey and Seoul, this coming-of-age story follows the author as she goes to South Korea, where she realizes something that changes her perspective on her family, her heritage and herself"--Provided by publisher.

Monstrous

a transracial adoption story
Bullied by her classmates, Sarah, a Korean American girl growing up in a rural community with few Asian neighbors, channels her rage into her art and cosplay until it threatens to explode.

In limbo

"Set between New Jersey and Seoul, this coming-of-age story follows the author as she goes to South Korea, where she realizes something that changes her perspective on her family, her heritage and herself"--.

Rx

a graphic memoir
2018
"In her early twenties in New York City, diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Rachel Lindsay takes a job in advertising in order to secure healthcare coverage for her treatment. Overwhelmed by the stress of her professional life and the self-scrutiny it inspires, she begins to destabilize and . . . her mania takes hold. When her parents intervene, she finds herself hospitalized against her will, and stripped of the control she felt she had finally reclaimed. Over the course of her two weeks in the ward, she struggles in the midst of doctors, nurses, patients and endless rules to find a path out of the hospital and this cycle of treatment. One where she can live the life she wants, finding freedom and autonomy, without sacrificing her dreams in order to stay well"--Provided by publisher.

Blame this on the boogie

2018
"Chronicles the adventures of a Filipino American girl born in the decade of disco who escapes life's hardships and mundanity through the genre's feel good song and dance numbers. Ayuyang explores how the glowing charm of the silver screen can transform one's reality, shaping their approach to childhood, relationships, sports, reality TV, and eventually politics, parenthood, and mortality"--Provided by publisher.

An age of license

2014
Cartoonist Lucy Knisley recalls her tour of Europe.

A century of women cartoonists

1993
A chronicle of the contributions women have made in the male-dominated world of cartooning.

Womanthology

heroic
2011
A large-scale anthology showcasing the works of over 140 women in comics, includes advice from professionals on the industry.

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