The Secret History of Wonder Woman

Name: The Secret History of Wonder Woman
ISBN: 9780804173407

Jill Lepore · 2014

A cultural history of Wonder Woman traces the character's creation and enduring popularity, drawing on interviews and archival research to reveal the pivotal role of feminism in shaping her seven-decade story.

Politics & Society Arts, Games & Media History

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alex_youngAug 2020
The polygraph was largely invented by William Moulton Marston, the same guy who invented Wonder Woman. It was clearly a farce when he was selling this idea 100 years ago, and it's amazing that it's considered anything short of snake oil today.
There's a great book on the inventor called the Secret History of Wonder Woman: https://www.amazon.com/Secret-History-Wonder-Woman/dp/080417...
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MilnerRouteApr 2015
"The Secret History of Wonder Woman."
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385354045/ref=as_li_tl?ie=...
It's stunning that the comic book character was created by a man who secretly lived with two wives as part of the radical women's rights/free love movement of the 1920s...
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