[2] Star-Telegram editorial page director Tommy Denton called her "one of the most insightful and provocative cartoonists in the country.

She graduated from the University of Texas with a fine art degree and worked for the Walt Disney animation studio in California, under the tutelage of Ward Kimball.

[2] She was one of the first women to find success as an editorial cartoonist, establishing herself before other trailblazers such as M. G. Lord of Newsday and Signe Wilkinson of the Philadelphia Daily News in the 1980s.

[6] Known for her wit and liberal perspective,[2] Hulme's cartoons have attracted criticism from conservatives,[7] including her depiction of Rush Limbaugh.

[8] Some commentators have compared her political perspective to columnist Molly Ivins and Texas governor Ann Richards.