ele gram ▁editor ial ▁page ▁director ▁Tommy ▁D ent on ▁called ▁her ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁insight ful ▁and ▁provoc ative ▁cart oon ists ▁in ▁the ▁country ." ▁ ▁H ul me ▁was ▁born ▁E tta ▁Grace ▁H ul me ▁in ▁Som er ville , ▁Texas , ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁Charles ▁and ▁Grace ▁( Red ford ) ▁Park s . ▁She ▁submitted ▁cart o ons ▁to ▁The ▁New ▁York er ▁as ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁although ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁published . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁with ▁a ▁fine ▁art ▁degree ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁animation ▁studio ▁in ▁California , ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁Ward ▁Kim ball . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁she ▁did ▁fre el ance ▁work ▁for ▁The ▁Texas ▁Ob server . ▁▁ ▁H ul me ▁won ▁the ▁National ▁Cart oon ists ▁Society ▁Editor ial ▁Cart oon ▁Award ▁for ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁In ▁addition , ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁Editor ial ▁Cart oon ists . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁women ▁to ▁find ▁success ▁as ▁an ▁editor ial ▁cart oon ist , ▁establish ing ▁herself ▁before ▁other ▁trail bla z ers ▁such ▁as ▁M . ▁G . ▁Lord ▁of ▁News day ▁and ▁S igne ▁Wil kin son ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Daily ▁News ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁In