After ‘Wonder Woman’ debuted in “All Star Comics” #8 (December 1941), as a native of an all-female utopia of ‘Amazon’ warriors…
…who becomes a crime-fighter for the US government…
…using her superhuman strength, agility and ability to force villains to submit and tell the truth…
…by binding them with a ‘magic lasso’, “Wonder Woman” creator William Moulton Marston, wrote at the time:
"Not even girls want to be girls…
“…so long as our feminine archetype lacks…
“…force, strength and power.
“Not wanting to be girls, they don't want to be…
“…tender, submissive and peace-loving as good women are.
“Women's strong qualities have become despised…
“…because of their weakness.
“The obvious remedy…
“…is to create a feminine character…
“…with all the strength of ‘Superman’…
“…plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman."
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