Friends of Lulu
Friends of Lulu logo from 2004, illustrated by Diana X. Spinkle | |
| Founded | 1994 |
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| Founders | Heidi MacDonald, Trina Robbins, Deni Loubert, Anina Bennett, Liz Schiller, Jackie Estrada |
| Dissolved | 2011 |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Purpose | To promote readership of comic books by women and the participation of women in the comic book industry. |
Area served | United States |
| Product | Publications, Lulu Awards |
President | Valerie D'Orazio (2007–2010) |
Key people | Lee Marrs, Kim Yale Mary Wilshire |
| Revenue | Membership dues; sales of publications |
| Website | friendsoflulu |
Friends of Lulu (FoL) was a non-profit, national charitable organization located in the United States, designed to promote readership of comic books by women and the participation of women in the comic book industry. FoL operated from 1994 to 2011.
Membership was open to all persons. Friends of Lulu additionally sponsored the Lulu Awards and administered the Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame.
The organization took its name from Little Lulu, the comic strip character created by Marjorie Henderson Buell in 1935. In the comics, Lulu often tries to break into the boys' clubhouse, where girls aren't allowed.