Frieda

Frieda is a character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles Schulz. According to Schulz, Frieda's character was inspired by his longtime friend Frieda Rich, a local artist whom he met while taking classes at the Minneapolis Art Instructions School. She was a regular in Peanuts throughout the 1960s, but as newer characters were phased in towards the end of the decade she began appearing less often, and she ceased to be a featured character after 1975, making cameo appearances since then. Today she is best remembered for her naturally curly hair, of which she is extremely proud. Frieda made her debut on March 6, 1961, when Linus introduced her to Charlie Brown. She sat behind Linus in school, and although he considered her a friend, he also confessed that she was such a chatterbox, he hadn't heard a word their teacher said the whole semester. Her most prominent feature is her "naturally curly hair," which she manages to work into every conversation, to the dismay of those around her....