EN 3176 Lecture 8: Lecture Eight
3 Dec 2016
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There was more work opportunities for women during the war. As demonstrated, there had been plenty of women drawing comics for the past 40 years, and there is no record of men strongly criticizing their work. However, all previous comics by women had been comparatively light - cute animals and kids, pretty girls without a care in the world, rotund grandmas spouting homespun philosophy. These comics might be considered girl stuff" - a genre the men didn"t care to work in or take seriously . Most of the men drawing for comic books at that time were of draft age, and like men in all other industries, they either volunteered or were drafted into the military. And, as in every other industry, women took their places. That year, the number of women working for comic books tripled, and their numbers stayed high until the end of the 40s .
