“(Television) Women hold up half the sky. (Sylvia) Uh huh, but in a poor neighborhood.”

Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p. 206

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Cartoonist 1939

Nicole Hollander (1939) Cartoonist

Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p. 31

“(Television) Men are naturally more aggressive than women. (Sylvia) All the more reason to keep them locked up after dark.”

Nicole Hollander (1939) Cartoonist

Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p. 24

“(Television) The brain is differently wired in men and women. (Sylvia) In men, the wires are loose.”

Nicole Hollander (1939) Cartoonist

Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p. 26

“(Voice on television) Midol relives the special pain that women get (Sylvia) when they realize they picked the wrong man, again.”

Nicole Hollander (1939) Cartoonist

Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p. 48

“(Man on television) Man is the hunter. Woman is the civilizing influence, and when women abandon that role, men become (Sylvia) Cranky, and start wars.”

Nicole Hollander (1939) Cartoonist

Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p.169

“(Television) If women want time off to bear children, they can't expect to be treated as equals. (Sylvia) Okay, give men time off to bear children.”

Nicole Hollander (1939) Cartoonist

Variant: (Television) If women want time off to bear children, they can't expect to be treated as equals. (Sylvia) Okay, give men time off to bear children.
Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p. 26

“(Television) A recent study concludes that women over 40 have statistically as much chance of getting killed by a terrorist as of getting married. (Sylvia) And would rather.”

Nicole Hollander (1939) Cartoonist

Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p. 28

“(Television) Spray and wash gets out what America gets into. (Sylvia) Send some to El Salvador.”

Nicole Hollander (1939) Cartoonist

Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p. 39

“(Voice on television) Honey, I love you, but I got to be moving on. (Sylvia) Break his kneecaps.”

Nicole Hollander (1939) Cartoonist

Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p. 49

“(Television) With men or boys at home, your bathroom needs cleaning every day. (Sylvia) Not if you bolt the door.”

Nicole Hollander (1939) Cartoonist

Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, p. 75