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Edith Stevens photo

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Early woman cartoonist and creator of Us Girls

Edith Stevens on the rooftop of the Boston Post offices. Circa 1930s.

Edith Stevens in photographer promotional image. Circa 1930s.

Edith Stevens on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA. Circa 1935.

Us Girls by Edith Stevens billboard at Park Street Station in Boston, MA. 1953

Edith Stevens’ Boston Post office at 275 Washington St., Boston, MA. Circa 1930’s

Edith Stevens skiing at the Flume, NH. Circa 1930s.

Edith Stevens with the first cats to fly across the USA by plane. 1937

Edith Stevens (far right) with coworkers at the Boston Post. Circa 1930s.

The Boston Globe, July 15, 1957. After appearing for almost 30 years in The Boston Post, Edith moved Us Girls to The Boston Globe. The debut of Us Girls by Edith Stevens was heralded on the front page in the rarefied space above the newspaper’s masthead.

Edith Stevens (center, taking a bow) at the WEEI Radio studio in Boston, MA after her on-air interview. Circa 1950s.

Edith Stevens at her Boston Post drawing table. Circa 1930’s

Judges of the 1934 Cavalry Horse Show at the Boston Garden. From left to right: Mary Curley, unidentified, Mrs Weld, Bea Bowry, Edith Stevens.

Actor Walter Pidgeon, Edith Stevens and Dr. Ira Pidgeon, Walter’s father. Circa 1940s.

Gilchrist’s department store window featuring Us Girls by Edith Stevens. Early 1940s.

Edith Stevens on Park Avenue in New York City. Circa 1930s.