Women As A Role Model In Wonder Woman By Gloria Steinem

Just like many things in the United States, gender inequality has gotten a little out of hand. Gloria Steinem is a known feminist who grew up loving Wonder Woman and feels like there should be more female heroes. Throughout her essay she explains her arguments by manipulating the rhetoric situation and presenting solid claims. Gloria Steinem is not the only talented writer who is demanding to be heard. Maura Reilly gives insight to gender inequality in another entertainment source.

Throughout comic book series publication the recurring theme of female suppression is prevalent in the Wonder Woman comic book series, there are several panels of wonder woman straining against the bindings of society. The Golden Age (1930’s -1940’s) women were portrayed as damsels in distress, in almost every comic book cover a lady is tied up with a man trying to save her. Facebook’s group created a page which focuses on the portrayal of women in comics, the site summarizes women in the Golden Age as career-oriented girls. Comic book characters as Nellie the

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For over seventy-five years there has been a character that has never left the spotlight and still makes a huge impact on everyday woman, girl, and man, and that is Wonder Woman. The woman who changed the way a reader viewed women and broke all the norms of how a woman should be seen and act. Gloria Steinem and Julie D. O’Reilly both discuss the history and the impact this character has made over the years. Gloria Steinem is a feminist journalist that has been making a huge impact since 1963.She is a woman who was more concerned with breaking the feminine norms than sticking with them. Gloria Steinem wrote an essay called Wonder Woman, published in 1995. Her essay is about the Wonder Woman’s history and the impact that the character made

Many people ask themselves, can Edna Pontellier be portrayed as a hero? This in fact is a very controversial question since many have different opinions about her actions. However, using the qualities of a hero given throughout the semester, the answer is yes. Edna Pontellier can be portrayed as a feminist hero, do to the fact that she demonstrates heroic qualities with a twist of modernity.

Gloria Steinem was one of the most important leaders of the second wave of the women’s rights movement. As both an indirect and direct leader, she embodied her story by giving speeches and writing books and articles to help empower women across the United States and beyond. As she grew up in American society where sexism was present, she told an innovative story with visionary elements to prove to women that they were more than what society said they were. Her strong and feisty personality added to her success and I will argue that these factors along with her appearance helped her to be a major player and the face of the women’s rights movement.

    The feminism movement throughout the 1900’s showed much progression to equality in western society. It was this pivotal century that set the ball rolling for important women’s rights, including women’s suffrage in 1920, John F. Kennedy passing the Equal Pay Act in 1963, and even sparked revolutionary women such as Amelia Earhart, one of the first female pilots. But like all new changes there was room for improvement. This is where great speakers such as journalist Gloria Steinem stepped in. On May 6, 1970, Steinem spoke before Congress on the equal rights amendment as a supporter for female equality. She goes on to describe that still into the 1970’s that women were being socially discriminated

The media and the public chose Steinem to be the face of the women’s rights movement because of her appearance and because she happened to be the only feminist who was working in the media field while also being involved in the movement full time. Regardless of the fact she would constantly deny it, the fact remained the same, “those looks were… essential to her mission”. Steinem’s appearance, in conjunction to her values and story, is what made her such a successful

Wonder Woman comic book impacted Steinem's life when she was a little girl because it influenced her into becoming a very popular feminist activist. Wonder Woman impacted Steinem's view of how independence, qualities and equality of a good role female model are. In addition, Wonder Woman help Steinem understanding the ways men and women view action heroes. Wonder Woman influenced Steinem's life by implanting the independence in herself because comic book was the first thing Steinem purchased from her own money (455). I think Steinem was proud that she was able to purchase the book that she loved from her own money, because buying something without the interference of adults make not just Steinem but any kid feel somewhat powerful and independent.

Who doesn’t love a good superhero? The perfect figure, the spandex suit, the flowing cape, flawless looks, and the powers we can only dream of having. Superheroes have been around for ages now, leaving an everlasting imprint on our hearts. It is no secret that males dominate the superhero industry; both the heroes themselves and those who create them. Superman, Batman, Ironman, and Spiderman have become the top heroes of all time; there is nothing wrong with them holding the spotlight, but female heroes are underrepresented. There are notable female heroes, but they tend to be drawn with a busty figure that few women are naturally blessed with, and show little emotional rational in fights. Take Black Widow (Marvel) for example, anyone would love for her figure and kick-ass moves. Wonder Woman is our hero of the hour, she has made her way onto the big screen; casting her into the spotlight more than ever. She screams fights for love, promotes peace, is a beacon of hope, and screams feminism. What’s not to love? The new movie released on June 2, 2017, has called more attention to the American-spirited, Amazonian woman than ever before. The movie is the first fully female directed movie, Patty Jenkins brings a great female to the big screen. Although the movie is great and supports feminism, is the movie the depiction of Wonder Woman that should be idealized?

Young girls have been reading Nancy Drew for eighty-seven years, she is a staple in most households with elementary age girls. For me, Nancy represented everything I wanted to be at 18, she was intelligent, fearless, beautiful, and she had a car. I never compared myself to Nancy, she was what I aspired to be and what I expected to be when I grew up. She was one of the first feminist role models I had as a child and I believe she was pivotal to my foundation as an independent, outspoken woman. I see Nancy herself as a positive feminist role model, however, the series itself does not portray women in a positive light, all the other female characters in the series besides Nancy are problematic.

Though Wonder Woman is one of the most popular female superheroes who seemed to be equal to her male counterparts, she had to demonstrate if she was worthy enough to become a superhero through set trials. Wonder Woman was not born into her title; she had to earn it unlike all the male superheroes that came before and after her. Born Princess Diana from the Amazon, she had to compete in a series of extremely difficult physical trials and once she proved her worth in a final life or death challenge, the title of “Wonder Woman” was bestowed upon her. O’Reilly gives multiple examples in her article about the differences male and female superheroes have. For instance, the popular Superman comics came out a few years earlier. Clark Kent’s choice to fight crime was never questioned or challenged. He did not have to prove his abilities to a higher authority in order to become a superhero. He simply chose to wear a cape and enforce justice. O’Reilly explains, “…The resolution of heroic trials, in their various forms, differs significantly

In the long legacy of DC comics there are two female archetypes who couldn 't be more different: one is a paragon of virtue and one is a psychopath. One has an abusive relationship with an insane criminal that defines her identity; the other encourages women and girls to fight for their independence. One has decades of historical canon and an inception full of purpose; the other was meant to be a one-off and a short amusement in a kids ' cartoon, but exploded into a phenomenon. Despite their many differences, they are both beloved the world over. They hold constant interest for fans over the years and, for many women, both mark milestones of feminism. To understand this phenomenon more we will take a closer look at the characters of

“Wonder Woman is a walking- and sometimes flying- paradox of attributions and images. She is, at once, a female sex symbol and feminist icon: physically vulnerable, morally virtuous, financially independent, self-determining, and, in tune with her womanly ways, self-sacrificing” (Wright 6). Wonder Woman was created by William Marston in order to show and achieve women empowerment. At the time that Wonder Woman was assembled, there were no women superheroes. The only superheroes that were created at the time were powerful, strong, fully-clothed, white, males. Even though Wonder Woman is just as powerful and important as other male superheroes, she is often easily centered out from other superheroes because of her physique, lack of clothes,

Author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou once said, “How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”. When one thinks of comic books, it is very likely that the subjects that come to mind are Marvel’s Spiderman or DC’s Batman. Although comic books are stereotypically thought to be mainly about super heroes, there are a wide variety of subject matter they could be written about, such as romance. In the 1950s – 1960s, it was common for these romance comics to exploit the social norms of that time and emphasized the subject of gender roles. While the men in comic books were usually illustrated in a brave heroic manner, the women would be portrayed to be what would now be considered a stereotypical “trophy wife”. As a young child reading these comics and taking in these images, they are slowly molding their ideals to believe that what they are reading and seeing is what is accepted and normal in their society. By coding gender norms into the texts, authors are helping mold the ideology of its readers to believe that it is acceptable for both genders to follow specific rules that accommodate to the believed social norms of the time.