Alison Bechdel

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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, which was subsequently adapted as a musical which won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015. Bechdel has also created another graphic family novel, Are You My Mother?, and was a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award. She is also known for the Bechdel test.