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Sweet Monsters
Rose O'Neill led a fascinating life. She did everything on her own terms. Married and divorced twice by 1909, O'Neill chose to be childless. She supported her large family and paid to educate her brothers and sisters. O'Neill is best remembered for inventing the Kewpie character and the merchandising boom that followed. The income from her illustrations and Kewpie merchandise allowed her the freedom to study art in Paris and create what she named her "Sweet Monsters". These were shown in…
