THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Nicole Hollander
April 25, 1939 – April 23, 2026
“It was feminism and humor that made me a cartoonist.”
The creator and writer of the syndicated cartoon strip Sylvia. Graphic artist for the feminist publication The Spokeswoman; it was here that her character Sylvia first appeared in 1976 in the strip “Feminist Funnies.”
More About Nicole:
- Obituary, The New York Times
- Nicole Hollander Collection and Papers, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Ohio State University
- Nicole’s remarks at the Veteran Feminists of America event, The Unfinished Business of the Women’s Movement, Chicago, IL August 2004
- Wikipedia page
- Cited in Barbara Love’s book, Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975, page 219