March 10, 2008

National Women’s History Project selects Taney County Famous Missourian Rose O’Neill for honor roll

The National Women’s History Project announced that Rose O’Neill, who achieved fame as an artist and creator of the Kewpie doll, has been chosen with eleven other women artists as the honor roll for this year’s theme, Women’s Art: Women’s Vision. Every year in March, the NWHP coordinates observances of National Women’s History Month throughout the country by setting the annual theme and choosing particular women to honor nationally for their work. To ensure that a diversity of art and artists are represented, the 2008 honorees were selected based on their art, their vision, their art form, their cultural background, the region in which they live and the quality and passion of the nomination submitted. O’Neill was chosen for her work as an artist and a writer as well as for her efforts in dress reform, which included designing pants for women.

For more information on the life of Rose O’Neill, visit the Society’s Famous Missourians’ Web site

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