“Yes, there have been women in comedy. Moms Mabley was one of the earliest. She was an African American comedian; she often dressed up as an older, disheveled woman.”

American journalist

Rebecca Traister is an American journalist who writes about U.S. politics, especially questions affecting women. She is a writer-at-large for New York magazine and has often appeared as a commentator on cable news. She is the author of two bestsellers, All the Single Ladies and Good and Mad. Her work focuses on politics and the public life of women, and she is known for writing and speaking on those themes across print and television.