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Cathy Guisewite

Cathy Lee Guisewite (born September 5, 1950) is an American cartoonist who created the comic strip Cathy, which had a 34-year run. The strip focused on a career woman facing the issues and challenges of eating, work, relationships, and having a mother—or as the character put it in one strip, "the four basic guilt groups."

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Cathy Guisewite

Photo of Cathy Guisewite at the Emmy Awards.

Alan Light · photo by Alan Light · CC BY 2.0

Birth Name
Cathy Lee Guisewite
Born
5 September 1950
Birthplace
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Awards
Emmy Award (1987) Reuben Award (1993)
Nationality
United States
Occupation
cartoonist · comics artist
Education
University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and and the Arts · Midland High School
Honours
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program · Ohio Women's Hall of Fame · Reuben Award
Languages
English

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Archives and collections
  4. 04Honours and memberships
  5. 05Notes, references and evidence

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