Pat Wahler
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Rose was born in 1874 to parents who urged her to use her artistic talent and be successful. In 1893, she made a trip to New York City to try to sell some of her illustrations. She was often turned away from the popular magazines strictly because she was a woman. When her first illustrations were finally accepted and she started making some money, she started sending money home for her family. The more popular her illustrations became, the more money she sent home. She began to branch out her artistic talents and doing comic strips. Her kewpie doll comics became very popular with women and children and when she was approached about making a real doll, kewpie dolls became very popular and the money started rolling in. She was thrilled with her success but felt that she had to use her money to help support not only her family but also any starving artist that needed help. During her early time in New York, she married someone who swept her off her feet but ended up cashing her checks and using her money for his own enjoyment. She divorced him and swore off men until she met an author who intrigued. After several years of putting up with his mercurial moods, she divorced him too. She became very popular in New York and made frequent trips to Europe to meet other artists and take classes. When she was in New York she enjoyed having her house full of artists and poets and authors and having salons where people shared their talents. She was generous to a fault, even when the sale of Kewpie dolls diminished she always shared what she had with others.
I really enjoyed Rose's story. She was a strong woman in a man's world who learned to live life on her terms and fight against the boundaries that women were held in during this time. Her love life was tumultuous and she always seemed to pick the wrong man for her but once she realized she could be successful without a man by her side, she thrived. She became deeply involved in the suffragist movement of the time and with the lives and struggles of other artists. With grit and tenacity, Rose O'Neill blazed an unforgettable path during the tumultuous times of the early 20th century.… (mehr)