Nell Brinkley's Vivacious Young Flappers #17a

Nell Brinkley was an American illustrator and comic artist from early 20th century, sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Comics". She was the creator of the Brinkley Girl, a stylish character who appeared in her comics and became a popular symbol in songs, films and theatre. The Brinkley Girl was feminine, fun-loving and independent. She was generally a young working woman who was often seen wearing lacy dresses and wearing her hair in curls, engaged in activities that were more independent than the general female standard. Brinkley’s work was often considered to have a feminist slant and her heroines linked with the concept of suffrage. Her books, include The Brinkley Girls, Golden Eyes and Her Hero, and her romantic series, Betty and Billy and Their Love Through the Ages. She helped establish the persona of the ‘flapper’ girl of the 1920’s.