Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist Tatiana Gill until her easy-come

until her easy-come

warm palette and impressionistic sensibility that made their debut book so sensational

By Aaron Costain

Published by Soaring Penguin Press

the book has won several awards

Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist Tatiana Gill until her easy-comeBy Nancy Goldstein. Published by University of Michigan Press. Softcover, 164 pages, B&W and Colour, 2019 (hardcover published in 2008) Description At a time of few opportunities for women in general and even fewer for African American women, Jackie Ormes (191185) blazed a trail as a popular cartoonist with the major black newspapers of the day. Her cartoon characters (including Torchy Brown, Candy, Patty Jo, and Ginger) delighted readers and spawned