About the Work This work is part of the Tell Me A Story Where The Bad Girl Wins: The Life And Art Of Barbara Shermund special exhibition, on view through June 1, 2025. Barbara Shermund (1899–1978) is an unheralded early master of gag cartooning, whose career spanned the heyday of American magazines from the 1920s–1960s. Her sharp wit and loose style boldly tapped the zeitgeist of first-wave feminism with vivid characters that were alive and astute. Shermund’s women spoke their minds about sex, marriage, and society; smoked cigarettes and drank; and poked fun at everything in an era when it was not common to see young women doing so. Her work was ahead of its time, and remains insightful, witty, and relevant to audiences of today. In Liza Donnelly’s">