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Mrs. Nina E. Allender (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• swanq said:

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_E._Allender "Nina E. Allender (1873-1957) was an American artist, cartoonist, and women's rights activist." www.sewallbelmont.org/womenwecelebrate/nina-allender/ Nina Evans was born in Auburn, Kansas in 1872. In 1893, she married Charles Allender, who she divorced in 1905 after he deserted her, and she never remarried. She died in 1957 at the age of 85. "In 1914, [Alice] Paul persuaded Allender to draw cartoons for The Suffragist. While Allender’s hesitated, saying “she painted, and preferred to paint,” Paul convinced her to try the new format. Her political cartoons appeared regularly in The Suffragist (and its successor Equal Rights) until 1927. In 1915, in addition to her position as art editor for The Suffragist, Allender was also named Chairman of the D.C. Branch of the Congressional Union. By 1916, she was labeled the “Official Cartoonist” for the organization."

• B-59 said:

  This photo was displayed in The Washington times., August 22, 1916, HOME EDITION, Page 8 with article "Only Woman Cartoonist in America Draws for Suffrage"

• Kristi (LOC P&P) said:

  swanq and B-59: Thanks for the additional information Nina Allender. We will expand her catalog record to reflect more about her.