The proposed panel “Women in the early history of comics (1800s-1950s)” has been approved for the program of the 2025 convention in New Orleans, LA. The panel is scheduled for Thursday, January 9 at 7:00p.m. in room Quarterdeck B, Hilton Riverside.
The description of each presentation and speaker bios are available on the following MLA Commons page: https://womenincomics.hcommons.org/
Here is the lineup of the panel we will present at the convention:
The Rise and Fall of the Cascading Layout in Women’s Comics
Camila Gutiérrez, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Playing with Paper: How Women’s Magazines & Paper Dolls Shaped Comics
Morgan Podraza, Ohio State University
Superwomen Fighting for/against Justice: The Golden Age of Female Representation in Comics
Elisabetta Di Minico, Complutense University of Madrid
Presider: Qiana Whitted, University of South Carolina
