Zelda Jackson “Jackie” Ormes was the first African American female syndicated cartoonist. She was born August 1, 1911, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was raised by her father William Winfield Jackson who owned a printing company. Her mother Mary Brown Jackson was a seamstress. Ormes was the arts editor for the Monongahela High School Yearbook. After high […]
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