Comments on: Jackie Ormes (1911-1986), First African-American Female Cartoonist

By: Kate Kelly

Kate Kelly — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 18:28:46 +0000

In reply to Gee Peoples. Wonderful! She's worthy of extra attention. Much of my research came from a paperback book about her, so there is more to be known. Kate

By: Gee Peoples

Gee Peoples — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 06:46:11 +0000

Thank you for this article I’ve never heard of this talented woman. I will do more research on her story and I would love to read her comics.

By: Brenda Starr Reporter

Brenda Starr Reporter — Tue, 15 May 2018 20:28:30 +0000

[…] read about another female cartoonist, read Jackie Ormes, the African American […]

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Campbell Kids Creator Grace Drayton - America Comes Alive — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 19:43:14 +0000

[…] illustrators in Philadelphia led to community-building. Grace Drayton was among the founders of the Philadelphia Plastic Club, which functioned as both a community and a collective for women […]

By: BJ

BJ — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 23:18:33 +0000

There is a Jackie Ormes collection at the archives at the Dusable Museum of African American History in Chicago. You can find a guide to the collection here: http://bmrcprocessingproject.uchicago.edu/finding_aids