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    making her the ultimate hero for any young girl to look up to. Although​ ​he​ ​didn’t​ ​picture​ ​a​ ​woman​ ​in​ ​his​ ​role​ ​of​ ​a​ ​less​ ​masculine​ ​superman, the idea of Wonder Woman was first originally created in 1941 by William Moulton Marston. She was used to be seen as a World War II hero and warrior by having the strength and power of a man but the grace and beauty of a lady. Wonder Woman “fears nothing. She stands for justice, equality, and America.” (Arnold-Forster). Since She was

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    Professor Marston and the Wonder Women tells a bold and provocative story about psychologist and college professor William Moulton Marston (Luke Evans), and the behind-the-scenes realities which led to his conceiving of, and authoring an initial run of comic books, introducing his creation of Wonder Woman to readers of all ages in the 1940s.  Prior to that, years before, Marston claimed to be the inventor, along with wife Elizabeth (Rebecca Hall), of the first-ever legitimate polygraph, or lie detector

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    behind Wonder Woman?” The Secret History of Wonder Woman was written by American historian Jill Lepore. The book was published in 2014 by the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. The type of book is a biography that focuses on the life of William Moulton Marston and his companions, as well as feminism and birth control. The book briefly summarizes women’s struggles as they act against mankind for what they stand for, with the contribution of developing the super heroine, Wonder Woman. In Jill Lepore’s compelling

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    making her the ultimate hero for any young girl to look up to. Although​ ​he​ ​didn’t​ ​picture​ ​a​ ​woman​ ​in​ ​his​ ​role​ ​of​ ​a​ ​less​ ​masculine​ ​superman, the idea of Wonder Woman was first originally created in 1941 by William Moulton Marston. She was used to be seen as a World War II hero and warrior by having the strength and power of a man but the grace and beauty of a lady. Wonder Woman “fears nothing. She stands for justice, equality, and America.” (Arnold-Forster). Since She was

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    Interview Project PrimePoint Polygraph is a self-owned company that provides adequate polygraph, and investigative services. Tim Ruby is both the owner, and operator of PrimePoint. Ruby is a full time forensic psychophysiologist for the government. He has been a polygrapher for six years. In addition, he conducts testing for post convicted sex offenders, and pre-employment for law enforcement. Ruby got interested in the polygraph field as a former police officer, and criminal investigator. He was

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    present-day feministic and cultural icon. Although the title of the book, implies that only the hidden history would be revealed, Lepore also gave the audience the backstory behind William Moulton Marston, the man who created Wonder Woman, and describes how he fought for her publication in the 1940’s. Marston identified as a strong feminist, however, his large, unique, family lifestyle fueled, yet contradicted with how feminism and the women's movement developed in the 20th century. While the book provides

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    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

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    The Wonder Woman Analysis

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    Created by Harvard psychologist William Moulton Marston, Wonder Woman was a character that focused on love rather than hate, taking a much more passive approach to the brutally violent comics of the era. This created a polarizing contrast, among already established figures such as Superman, Captain America, and Batman. Furthermore, Marston saw the grueling effect characters with macho-masculinity qualities had in comparison with the readers,

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    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

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    Holy Sexism Batman! Caped crusaders and masked vigilantes rule the comic scene. What sets superheroes apart from the rest of their worlds are their costumes. Costumes define the superhero, disguising and distinguishing them from the crowd. Superhero attire has been a staple for characters ever since the beginning of superhero comics. The purpose of comics has changed over time mostly to reflect what is going on outside of the books politically, socially and artistically. Just as times have changed

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