{"id":4071,"date":"2011-09-25T10:17:37","date_gmt":"2011-09-25T14:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=4071"},"modified":"2011-09-25T10:18:56","modified_gmt":"2011-09-25T14:18:56","slug":"the-secret-history-of-women-in-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2011\/09\/25\/the-secret-history-of-women-in-comics\/","title":{"rendered":"“The Secret History of Women in Comics” at SPX"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back when I told you what I bought at this year’s Small Press Expo<\/a> in Bethesda, I mentioned that I’d attended three presentations. What I didn’t say was that I recorded the one that interested me the most, “The Secret History of Women in Comics.” Not just so I could share it with you, but so that my wife, Impish Irene Vartanoff<\/a>, who wasn’t able to be in the audience that day but who could be considered a part of that history, would be able to witness it, too.<\/p>\n

Sorry it’s taken me two weeks to get this up on YouTube, but, hey … I’ve been busy.<\/p>\n

In any case, the panel, held Saturday, September 10, 2011 at SPX, was described as follows on the program: “The increased involvement of women in the comics field over the past several years has been a significant positive change in a historically male-dominated industry. However, just as it’s worth celebrating this progressive revolution, it is also worth noting that today’s women cartoonists are part of a lineage of pioneering women who have made many contributions to the field. Heidi MacDonald will discuss this history with Jessica Abel, Robyn Chapman, Alexa Dickman and Diane Noomin.”<\/p>\n

And here it is!<\/p>\n