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Harvard psychologist William Moulton Marston, claimed that "comics' worst offense was their blood-curdling masculinity." That's when he struck upon the idea of creating a female superhero who used love as well as strength to conquer evil: Wonder Woman. She made her first appearance in 1941 in All Star Comics #8.
Oct 12, 2017 · A psychologist and professor, Marston's academic career fed directly into his superhero creation, but the movie isn't really about how psychology influenced the character of Wonder Woman.
Dibner Library / NMAH, SI. “Noted Psychologist Revealed as Author of Best-Selling ‘Wonder Woman,’” read the astonishing headline. In the summer of 1942, a press release from the New York ...
Oct 27, 2014 · Marston, who was a famous psychologist, made up Wonder Woman in 1941. He was interested in the women's suffrage movement and in Margaret Sanger, the birth control and women's rights activist —...
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Wonder Woman’s mythological origins also had deeper signification than the male fantasy of a powerful race of well-armed dominatrices. Her story, writes Lepore at The New Yorker , “comes straight out of feminist utopian fiction” and the fascination many feminists had with anthro ...
Jul 8, 2016 · She was an Amazon princess named Diana who had lived in an all-female society on a hidden island. Fearless and skilled, she was the best warrior around. When Steve Trevor, a U.S. intelligence ...
Oct 13, 2017 · This weekend, Wonder Woman is back in the spotlight thanks to Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, a new film that traces the surprising origins of the beloved character. The true-life tale ...
