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Cathy was the first widely syndicated humor strip created by a woman. The strip was pretty revolutionary at the time not only because it starred a female, but also because it was so emotionally honest about all the conflicting feelings many women had in 1976.

~Cathy Guisewite

Topics: About Also Because Conflicting Created Emotionally Feelings Female First Had Honest Humor Many Only Pretty Revolutionary Starred Strip Time Widely Woman Women

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In 1976 I wrote a lot about women trying to claim the right to work.

~Cathy Guisewite

Topics: About Claim Lot Right Trying Women Work Wrote

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Animal welfare issues have always been important to me.

~Cathy Guisewite

Topics: Always Animal Been Important Issues Me Welfare

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The specific story line that people have responded to the most has been the horror of bathing suit shopping.

~Cathy Guisewite

Topics: Bathing Bathing Suit Been Horror Line Most People Shopping Specific Story Suit

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Mothers send strips to daughters to make a point. Daughters smack strips down on the breakfast table to make a point. My own mom sometimes cuts a strip out and sends it to me to make sure I understand her.

~Cathy Guisewite

Topics: Breakfast Cuts Daughters Down Her Make Me Mom Mothers My Own Out Own Point Send Sends Smack Sometimes Strip Strips Sure Table Understand

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The relationship between Cathy and Mom in the strip is the one relationship drawn from real life that I have proudly never even tried to disguise.

~Cathy Guisewite

Topics: Between Disguise Drawn Even Life Mom Never Proudly Real Real Life Relationship Strip Tried

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I'm lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself and an amazing ability to slip into complete denial if the subject matter gets a little too close to home.

~Cathy Guisewite

Topics: Ability About Amazing Both Close Complete Denial Gets Great Great Sense Herself Home Humor Little Lucky Matter Mom Real-Life Sense Sense Of Humor Slip Subject Subject Matter Too

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The biggest change in my life is that I now have to apologize for being thin.

~Cathy Guisewite

Topics: Apologize Being Biggest Change Life My Life Now Thin

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The specifics of Cathy's and my life are different now, but the basic life challenges are exactly the same.

~Cathy Guisewite

Topics: Basic Challenges Different Exactly Exactly The Same Life My Life Now Same

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I'm more financially successful, but it just means the shopping blunders I make are bigger now.

~Cathy Guisewite

Topics: Bigger Blunders Financially Just Make Means More Now Shopping Successful

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Cartoonist

Born: September 5th, 1950

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