Alison Bechdel

b. 1960

2 standalone books

Alison Bechdel is an American cartoonist and author. She originally gained recognition for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. She achieved critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir Fun Home, which was later adapted as a musical that won a Tony Award. She also created the Bechdel test, a measure of representation of women in fiction.

Born

1960