Original pen and ink drawing for the comic strip Invisible Scarlet O’Neil (1940-1956) by Russell Stamm (1915-1969), dated October 20, 1944.
Here Scarlet O’Neil, the title character, considered a superhero, leaves her child in the car, and makes herself invisible to successfully spy on the scene of a crime. The work included the idea that women continued to be responsible for the care of their children, but somehow were able to be involved in other work.
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