Not quite, although she indeed was a feminist icon, based on the women in Marsten’s life (including Margaret Sanger):
I’d highly recommend Jill LePore’s book on the creation of wonder woman.
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I noticed that too, but thought that mcv may have been referring to the movie.
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Could be. It was directed by a woman, but the screenplay was written by a man (Allan Heinberg).
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You’re right. I remembered incorrectly. Possibly due to the movie. I meant to refer to the comic but mixed some things up. Still, the part about her starting out as a feminist icon before getting turned into a good house wife (I’ve also seen her used as the Justice League’s coffee lady) is true and sad.
As long as sexists hold power, any attempt to create women-friendly content is easily subverted.
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I’ve also seen her used as the Justice League’s coffee lady[/quote]
If you mean Justice Society, that was Gardner Fox, who was in charge of the Justice Society comics. WW was still being kick-ass in her own comics.
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