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Mary Olive Byrne (/ b ɜːr n /), known professionally as Olive Richard (February 19, 1904 – May 19, 1990), was the polyamorous domestic partner of William Moulton Marston and Elizabeth Holloway Marston. She has been credited as an inspiration for the comic book character Wonder Woman.
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Feb 21, 2014 · Elizabeth Holloway Marston was one-half of the inspiration for Wonder Woman, the superheroine who first appeared in comic books the month Pearl Harbor was attacked. Olive Byrne made up the other half of Wonder Woman’s inspiration. Both women lived with the Wonder Woman creator, William Moulton Marston. Each woman bore two of his children.
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Marston spent most of the nine-teen-thirties unemployed, supported by Holloway, who worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance, while Olive Byrne raised their four children in a sprawling house...
When Marston and Byrne fell in love, he gave Holloway a choice: either Byrne could live with them, or he would leave her. Byrne moved in. Between 1928 and 1933, each woman bore two...
Jul 10, 2015 · 36-Minute Listen. Playlist. Wonder Woman's creator had a few secrets of his own. Historian Jill Lepore describes William Moulton Marstothe's unusual life in The Secret History of Wonder Woman....
Oct 18, 2014 · Similarly, the biggest secret in Wonder Woman's history has been common knowledge for some time; Marston was a polyamorist, who had children both by his wife, Elizabeth Holloway, and by his...
Dec 29, 2022 · Byrne, Marston, and Holloway pose for a photo at Byrne’s graduation, Byrne and Marston both wearing caps and gowns. Marston is in the center with his arms around both women.