Cartoonists Who Are Women

Very Funny Ladies is a history of the women of The New Yorker who make us laugh

Liza Donnelly

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It’s been a dream come true to be a cartoonist for The New Yorker. I had wanted to draw for them since high school, so the dream has been alive for a long time. This desire came about when I realized early that I could make people smile with my pen line.

First issue of The New Yorker, which had one cartoon by a woman, Ethel Plummer

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Liza Donnelly

Visual journalist/writer for New Yorker, New York Times, WaPo. TED, SXSW speaker. Looking to change world w humor. newsletter:https://lizadonnelly.substack.com