Nina Evans Allender | |
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Born | Nina Evans December 25, 1873 Auburn, Kansas, U.S. |
Died | April 2, 1957 Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 83)
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Known for | Political cartoonist |
Spouse | Charles H. Allender (1893–1905, divorce) |
Nina Evans Allender (December 25, 1873 – April 2, 1957) was an American artist, cartoonist, and women's rights activist.[1] She studied art in the United States and Europe with William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri. Allender worked as an organizer, speaker, and campaigner for women's suffrage and was the "official cartoonist" for the National Woman's Party's publications, creating what became known as the "Allender Girl."