Summary: <p> Liza Donnelly, cartoonist at <em>The New Yorker </em>and the author of <em>Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists, 1925-2021</em> (Prometheus, 2022), talks about some of the women whose cartoons have appeared in <em>The New Yorker</em> over the years, plus how the field has changed through its history.</p> <p>→EVENT: Liza Donnelly will speak about the book with fellow <em>New Yorker </em>cartoonists Roz Chast, Amy Hwang, and Emily Flake on Friday, March 25th at 7 pm at the 92nd St Y. <a href="https://www.92y.org/event/very-funny-ladies">Ticket info here</a>.</p> <p>1. The first cartoon by a woman to appear in <em>The New Yorker</em>:</p> from Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists, 1925-2021 (Prometheus, 2022) (Ethel Plummer/courtesy of the artist and The New Yorker) 2. Two cartoons by Helen E. Hokinson whose work frequently appeared: from Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists, 1925-2021 (Prometheus, 2022) (Helen E. Hokinson/courtesy of the artist and The New Yorker) from Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists, 1925-2021 (Prometheus, 2022) (Helen E. Hokinson/courtesy of the artist and The New Yorker) 3. Following the post-war absence of cartoons by women, Roz Chast's works started appearing in the late 1970s. from Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists, 1925-2021 (Prometheus, 2022) (Roz Chast/courtesy of the artist and The New Yorker) 4. One of author Liza Donnelly's cartoons: from Very Funny Ladies: The New Yorker's Women Cartoonists, 1925-2021 (Prometheus, 2022) (Liza Donnelly/Courtesy of the artist) <p> </p>
