Wonder Woman

The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore is a thorough examination of the history of Wonder Woman, a comic book character and feminist/cultural icon from the 1940s to present. This history was purposefully hidden hence the fitting title the Secret History of Wonder Woman however Lepore does a great job getting us the whole story of William Moulton Marston the man who created wonder woman and fought for her publication from the first day till he no longer physically could. However, Marston’s unique family life both fueled his feminist ideals and yet it also contradicted them, sometimes at every turn. Marston identified as a strong feminist however his large family lifestyle contradicts with how feminism and the women's movement develop in the 20th century. The book does provide a in depth view into the window of women's lives of the 20th century. Women's suffrage, the women's civil rights movement, women’s control of their bodies, and feminism to break away from the patriarchy were all messages of wonder woman of the many decades as well as servitude obedience and housewifery. As you can see the eighty plus years of wonder woman have sent a multitude of messages to the woman of American based off of what the culture wanted of them. This mirrors

They are geniuses; they come up with original ideas to take care of themselves and others. They are fearless, which it comes to show that they don’t rely on anyone but themselves. Athena and Diana were very bright women because both were against injustice and would fight towards one’s right. Both were intelligent, but in their own way, Diana Prince showed her true emotions, “watching Wonder Woman grow up surrounded by the love of other

The morning of December 7, 1942 is when the role of Rosie the Riveter all began. The surprise attack caused a devastating loss of lives and the destruction of several U.S. warships and airplanes. That is when President Roosevelt made the courageous decision and called the United States to war. With American men enlisting in the war effort, the work force instantaneously diminished. Then, the question was brought up, “Who would “man” the assembly lines in the factories to produce the necessities for war?” With a shortage of manpower, through the factory doors flooded an army of womanpower. Women from all around the area were ready to take the responsibilities of the factory duties that the men had left behind.

To begin, I would like to provide the reader with some background information that pertains to these heroes. Wonder Woman is a superhero who is also known as Princess Diana, and she grew up on the Amazon Island of Themyseria. Wonder Woman has been granted superhero powers by Zeus, to fight against Ares if he

“Rosie The Riveter”- The propaganda made during WW2 was a symbolic icon for women on the home front to take up jobs to help support the war going on in Europe. These women would take up new jobs that they possibly have never done before. That is why Rosie is showing her bicep, to honor the strength of the women on the home front. Rosie is also used as a symbol of women’s economic power and feminism.

Through out the text of "The Secret History of Wonder Woman", the themes of "Girl Power" and "Truth" are very much so reoccurring. The comic book character herself Wonder Woman embodies these two traits in every aspect of her being. Not only William Moulton Marston created these themes, but everything he experienced throughout his whole life. From how he was raised to his College Professor and so on.

Wonder Woman is a DC Comic super heroine featured in comic books, cartoons, a television series and movies. She evolved into the 1975 version played by Lynda Carter, the most recognized in the history of the character. Wonder Woman was an Amazon princess who had great strength, intelligence and agility. In her homeland, she was known as Princess Diana among the Amazon beauties.

America's little darling, everyone knows her but where did she come from? George Francis Temple was her father (Shirley Temple). He was born in 1888 and eventually became a banker (Shirley Temple). Her mother's name was Gertrude Amelia Krieger, she was born in 1893(Shirley Temple). They had two sons whose names were: Jack Temple and George Jr. Temple (Shirley Temple). While expecting their first daughter Gertrude played the phonograph and attended dance recitals (Shirley Temple). Finally on April 23, 1929 a beautiful baby girl was born (Shirley Temple). Shirley was a baby who would bring smiles to everyone’s face during the great depression (Hall). They named her Shirley Jane Temple. Shirley was born at 9:00 p.m. She once said "

The word “hero” has become greatly overused and has lost much of its stature. On the news and throughout social media the term is commonly used. In fact, a quick Google search will reveal thousands (or more) of people who are described as heroes. For example, Bono, one of the most influential musicians of the last 30 years, stated that his heroes “are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them” (Bono). While these survivors may be impressive, are they truly heroes? Similarly, Ronaldinho, one of the world’s most well known athletes, has stated that his “heroes were always soccer players” (Ronaldinho). While soccer players may be great athletes, are they really heroes?

Stewart did not enter into a plea bargaining agreement. A plea bargain is an agreement in which the accused admits to a lesser crime than charged. In return, the government agrees to impose a lesser sentence than might have been obtained had the case gone to trial. This saves costs, avoids risks of trial, and reduces

Wonder Woman is a figure that is considerable recognizable. She was created in 1941 by a psychologist named William Moulton Marston or Charles Moulton as his pen name (who studied the psychological effects of mass media and the developer of the lie-detector test) . Wonder Woman is known as Princess Diana, the Amazonian warrior from Themyscira . She acquired her powers

The first image that comes to my mind when I think of the Amazons is a scene from the old Wonder Woman live action television series from the 70s; where beautiful women run across a beach wearing dresses that look like short, flimsy nightgowns of different colors on the Paradise Island (their version of Themyscira, the home of the amazons). While their portrayals in popular media have perhaps been lacking in some aspects. The real Amazons were women known throughout the known world as being unparalleled in the art of warfare.

In The Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston crafts a fictitious memoir of her girlhood among ghosts. The book’s classification as a memoir incited significant debate, and the authenticity of her representation of Chinese American culture was contested by Asian American scholars and authors. The Woman Warrior is ingenuitive in its manipulation of the autobiographical genre. Kingston integrates the value of storytelling in her memoir and relates it to dominant themes about silence, cultural authenticity, and the cultivation of identity. Throughout her work, Kingston reaches a variety of conclusions about the stories her mother told her by writing interpretations of her mother, Brave Orchid’s, “talk-story”. Brave Orchid’s talk-story is a form

Children always looking for a positive role model to have, and many end up choosing superheroes they see in their favorite comic books or ones they have seen in the media. Since children are so easily affected by things they see in their childhood, having discriminatory elements in these influential characters may be problematic. “The Wonder Woman Precedent: Female (Super) Heroism on Trial” written by Julie D. O’Reilly, was published in the Journal of American Culture in 2005. O’Reilly is a professor of communication and women and gender at Heidelberg University. In “The Wonder Woman Precedent”, she writes about the hardships that female superheroes in the media must face that male superheroes do not go

Her mission is to bring love, peace, and sexual equality to a world torn by the hatred of men. The heroine Princess Diana of Themyscira, more famously known as Wonder Woman, has gone through various reimagining and different retellings in both media and comic books. But all of these have the same basic origin. She was born and lived the majority of her life on the isolated paradise island of Themyscira, an island inhabited entirely of Amazonian women. Everything changed one day when pilot, Captain Steve Trevor crashed on the mysterious island. Soon after he crashed, as he was being held and treated on the island, Queen Hippilyta held a tournament to decide who would have the honor of escorting Captain Trevor back to the