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Sadie HawkinsSadie Hawkins was a character in Al Capp's comic strip Li'l Abner. She debuted on November 15, 1937.
She was "the homeliest gal in the hills," and grew tired of waiting for men to court her, so her father declared the first annual Sadie Hawkins Day, a foot race in which Dogpatch's unmarried women pursued the single men, and if a woman caught a man, he had to marry her.
A comic strip character became a feminist thing, and on local "Sadie Hawkins Days," American women and high school girls would ask the men/boys on dates or to dances.
Due to its popularity and many fan letters that Capp received, the Sadie Hawkins Day became an annual event in Li'l Abner during November, and remained so for four decades.
The terms Sadie Hawkins and Sadie Hawkins Day remain ingrained in the American lexicon.
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Tradition of Sadie Hawkins Endures
Short article with a description and background of Sadie Hawkins Day; published in 1997.
http://www.ocolly.okstate.edu/issues/1997_Spring/970214/stories/sadie.html
November 13 - Sadie Hawkins Day
Brief history of the holiday invented by cartoonist Al Capp.
http://www.almanac.com/redletter.1199/rl13.html
Sadie Hawkins Day
Explanation from the official web site of Al Capp productions.
http://www.sadiehawkinsday.com/sadiehawk.html
Sadie Hawkins Day Postal Stamp
Brief description of the stamp, from Modern Postal History.
http://members.aol.com/rnsb1998/bogie/ab22996.htm
Sadie Hawkins
How it all started in the Lil Abner comics. History and fun facts.
http://www.lil-abner.com/sadiehawk.html
Holiday Insights: Sadie Hawkins Day
Offers history of this holiday.
http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/sadie.htm
Sadie Hawkins Day Cards
Provides greeting cards to send to family or friends.
http://www.greetsomeone.com/cards/sadie.htm
Sadie Hawkin's Day Cartoon Fun & History
Tells how cartoonist Al Capp created this unofficial holiday that turned into a traditional girl-ask-boy dance.
http://www.brownielocks.com/sadiehawkins.html
The Scoop on Sadie Hawkins
Information and advice on how to celebrate this holiday.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/romance_through_the_ages/52141
Sadie Hawkins Day
History of Sadie Hawkins Day as celebrated at Morris Harvey College (West Virginia).
http://www.ucwv.edu/library/sadie.html
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