The first published in New York City of "Seventeen", Helen Valentine, provided teenaged girls with working-woman role models and information about their personality development and overall growth. "Seventeen" enhanced the role of teenagers as consumers of popular culture. The concept of "teenager" as a distinct demographic originated in that era. In July 1944, King Features Syndicate began running the comic strip "Teena", created by cartoonist Hilda Terry, in which a typical teenager's life was examined. "Teena" ran internationally in newspapers for 20 years.