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You are about to learn about America's first female illustrator, Rose Cecil O’Neill. Best known as “The Mother of the Kewpies,” you will now discover her work as an activist in the Women's Rights Movement, her concern for children and the poor. Through her art she expressed her feelings about people whose suffering often went unnoticed. The purpose of this website is to help people recognize Rose O’Neill's activism and help to put her in the Hall of Famous Missourians.