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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
While I've never read the comics or seen the Lynda Carter t.v. show I liked the idea of Wonder Woman, or what I knew of her. I have a greater appreciation for her after reading Lepore's fantastic book. Wonder Woman's creator William Moulton Marston maintained a polyamorous relationship with his wife Sadie Elizabeth Holloway and Margaret Sanger's niece Olive Byrne throughout his life. Hiding this secret also meant hiding the history and origins of Wonder Woman. Until now.
"Wonder Woman was a product of the suffragist, feminist, and birth control movements of the 1900's and 1910's and became a source of the women's liberation and feminist movements of the 1960's and 1970's" (296). No wonder I loved the idea of Wonder Woman! I highly recommend Lepore's book, especially to those interested in Wonder Woman, comics, feminist history, the American suffrage movement, Margaret Sanger, and the early fight for birth control.
"Wonder Woman was a product of the suffragist, feminist, and birth control movements of the 1900's and 1910's and became a source of the women's liberation and feminist movements of the 1960's and 1970's" (296). No wonder I loved the idea of Wonder Woman! I highly recommend Lepore's book, especially to those interested in Wonder Woman, comics, feminist history, the American suffrage movement, Margaret Sanger, and the early fight for birth control.
I first heard this story on Fresh Air. Sadly, it is told much better in an interview than in book form. The book was mostly about William Moulton Marston - underemployed and unconventional - his wives, children, and research. Other than in comics interspersed here and there, Wonder Woman doesn't even appear until page 187. I thought that once she appeared, Wonder Woman was rushed through her publication history and not given nearly as much weight as the Marston story. Perhaps it is because it isn't nearly as salacious.
To be fair, I have to give this four stars because it's about Wonder Woman - and I love Wonder Woman. It was more about the creator of WW than her actual creation, but it was still a pretty great summary of the white women's movement, as well as WW's place in it. A little dry at times, so I might not remember all of it, but it was definitely a great refresher for any feminist.
Overall I enjoyed this book. I would have given it 3.5 stars if I could. I found the history of Wonder Woman fascinating and perplexing. I would have liked to hear more about the development of Wonder Woman herself over the decades, but found the book interesting nonetheless.
DNF at 67%. Counting as read because this was a slog but I just couldn't finish it.
A look at the feminist politics that formed Wonder Woman. Included inside are the connections between Margaret Sanger and one of the contributors to Wonder Woman's creation and the link that Wonder Woman served between the suffragist feminism of the 1900s-1910s and the sex revolution feminism of the 1960s-1970s.
An excellent history of the creation of Wonder Woman, the man (and women) who were instrumental in its creation, and the secret story of their lives. Along the way, you get very interesting insight into the history of feminism in the United States. It's very interesting that there was a first wave so early in the century, and then it kind of went away until the '60s. I suspect it was similar up here. Lepore has really dug a good job of digging through old documents and surviving records and letters, interviewing the descendants of this fascinating family. A great read.
I was assigned this book as a summer reading assignment, and usually I hate the books assigned for summer reading. But I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. The book manages to perfectly draw the connection between Wonder Woman and her creator, William Moulton Marston in a way that is not boring. A great deal of this book is focused on Marston's life, and I find it very fascinating. I would definitely recommend reading this book. A great feminist read.
Well researched, extremely well cited, however I think it is incorrectly titled. Anyone who has ever read a single Wonder Woman comic knows Wonder Woman was written by a feminist - it's obvious. The title implies there is some new, secret story of Wonder Woman's origins that we didn't already know - there isn't. A better title might be "The Feminist Origins or Wonder Woman" or "Why Wonder Woman is full of Feminist Propaganda" - depending on your position toward the Feminist Agenda.