User:Lquilter/drafts/Women in comedy

The comedian profession has historically been dominated by men, to the extent that

References

Regina Barreca, Last Laughs: Perspectives on Women and Comedy (1988)
Regina Barreca, They Used to Call Me Snow White ... But I Drifted (1992) (essays & theory)
Regina Barreca, The Penguin Book of Women's Humor: Women's Strategic Use of Humor
Denise Collier and Kathleen Beckett, editors, Spare Ribs: Women in the Humor Biz (1980) (anthology of interviews with female comedians)
Nancy Davis, Creme de la Femme: A Collection of the Best Contemporary Women Writers, Lyricists, Playwrights and Cartoonists (1997) (anthology of women's humor)
Gloria Kaufman, editor, In Stitches: A Patchwork of Feminist Humor and Satire (1991) (anthology)
Gloria Kaufman, Pulling Our Own Strings: Feminist Humor and Satire (anthology)
Ann E. Larson & Carole A. Carr, Silverleaf's Choice: An Anthology of Lesbian Humor (1990) (anthology)
Linda Morris, American Women Humorists: Critical Essays (1994) (anthology of critical essays)
Trina Robbins & Catherine Yronwode, Women and the Comics (1983) (anthology)
Trina Robbins, A Century of Women Cartoonists (1993) (anthology)
June Sochen, Women's Comic Visions (1991)
Nancy Walker & Zita Dresner, editors, American Women's Literary Humor from Colonial Times to the 1980s (1988) (anthology of humor)
Nancy Walker, A Very Serious Thing: Women's Humor and American Culture (1988)
Rosalind Warren, editor, Women's Glib series (anthologies of humor); first anthology, Women's Glib: A Collection of Women's Humor (1991); second anthology, Women's Glibber: State-of-the-Art Women's Humor (1992)
Roz Warren, Revolutionary Laughter: The World of Women Comics (1995) (anthology of interviews with female comedians)
Roz Warren, Dyke Strippers: Lesbian Cartoonists A to Z (anthology of humor)
special issues/focuses in Ms., Bust, Bitch magazine
- Andi Zeisler, "Funny Girls Get No Respect," Bitch magazine

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