A Nova Scotia-born cartoonists work swept across the country Thursday when it popped up as the daily Google Doodle. <\/p>\n
Its totally cool. Its something everyone sees, artist Kate Beaton said in a telephone interview Thursday evening. <\/p>\n
The worlds most popular search engine contacted her earlier this fall about doing a drawing for their daily doodle for Canada, Beaton said. <\/p>\n
The nicest thing is that Im the one they thought of. <\/p>\n
She describes her work as a mixed bag featuring history jokes, literary jokes and pop culture. <\/p>\n
Google had wanted to do something to celebrate a woman in Canadian history. <\/p>\n
Initially, they thought of using the image of suffragette Nellie McClung, but she was eventually ruled out because of her controversial support of eugenics. <\/p>\n
Its important to take the bad with the good when you are celebrating people, Beaton said. <\/p>\n
However, they settled on well-known female rights advocate Henrietta Edwards. <\/p>\n
In Beatons drawing, Edwards is dressed in period clothing leading a group of marching women and carrying a banner that proclaims womens rights as townspeople look on in surprise and consternation. <\/p>\n
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