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  Welcome…

  Welcome to the Early Animation Wiki! We are a collaborative place to share information on the early days of animation.
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  People database

  Find biographical information on animators, directors, background artists, composers voice actors, and more. Pictured: Tex Avery.
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  Animation database

  Watch examples of early animation, complete with links to information about the cartoons, their makers, and their studios.
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  Studio database

  Histories of the studios responsible for producing and distributing early animation.
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  Resources

  Find information on early animators, animation studios, artistic movements, influences, and more in books, journal and magazine articles, and links to websites, blogs, and collections.
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  Featured Animation: Mother Hen’s Holiday (1937)

  In celebration of Mother’s Day on May 10, this month’s featured animation is Mother Hen’s Holiday, a short cartoon about an overworked mother hen whose rowdy children try to make her a gift to show their affection on Mother’s Day
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  Biography of the Month: Joe De Nat

  This month’s biography is the composer Joe De Nat.
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  Link of the Month: American Women’s History Museum

  The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is an archive and blog which covers the history of women’s rights in America. Its mission is to someday create a distinct space for women’s history within the Smithsonian complex in Washington, D.C. Women’s history had previously been lacking as part of the Smithsonian due to underfunding of research and development on women’s issues, and women still do not have a dedicated museum there.
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  Explore: Mothers in Animation

  In this article several women working in the animation industry describe balancing their careers with their family lives. It describes issues working mothers face in the industry such as access to childcare, returning to work after maternity leave, and finding work to support their families.