Alison Bechdel

Cartoonist, Author

1960 –

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Who is Alison Bechdel?

Alison Bechdel is an American cartoonist. Originally best known for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, she came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir Fun Home.

Famous Quotes:

  • Political is personal; personal is political. I never was a political person until I realized I was a lesbian. I was this oblivious middle-class white kid who didn’t understand the powers of oppression or structure or anything. My very existence became politicized for me and that’s what enabled me to see all these things. It wasn’t just me, it was a whole cultural movement that was also doing those things that I was a part of.

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Born
Sep 10, 1960
Lock Haven
Siblings
Ethnicity
  • White American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Oberlin College
    ( - 1981)
  • Bard College at Simon's Rock
Lived in
  • Burlington
  • Williamsport

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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