DID YOU KNOW? The famous editorial cartoonist and women’s rights activist LOU ROGERS was born and raised in Patten, Maine? In 1913, the renowned Cartoons Magazine had written of Lou Rogers: “Her pen is destined to win battles for the Woman’s Movement and her name will be recorded when the history of the early days of the fight for equal rights is written.” Notable people from the Katahdin Woods & Waters Scenic Byway.
Click on the fascinating article below to learn how LOU ROGERS changed comics including how her work might have influenced the creation of the super hero Wonder Woman.
She Changed Comics: Lou Rogers, Advocate for Women’s Rights
http://cbldf.org/2017/03/she-changed-comics-lou-rogers-advocate-for-womens-rights/
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