Marston, a controversial figure for many reasons, was a feminist who believed that women had suffered enough under the oppressiveness of patriarchy and that it was about time for a female uprising.
As it turned out, girls loved comic books, too, and the introduction of Wonder Woman created a flood of new comic book heroines. Created by William Moulton Marston and premeiring in All-Star Comics #8 in 1941, Wonder Woman revolutionized comic books and broadened a market that was thought to be dominated solely by young boys. The superheroines of today, of course, owe a huge debt to one pioneering superheroine of yesteryear. Besides fighting the obligatory supervillain, these women must also deal with rape (Jessica Jones), sexual harassment in the military (Captain Marvel), being a teenage Muslim girl growing up in the U.S. Marvel, Saga (just to name a few) are injecting a much-needed feminism in the comics industry and depict real women dealing with real-world issues affecting women. Comic titles such as Jessica Jones, Captain Marvel, Ms. The portrayal of women in many comic books is still somewhat deplorable-huge-chested, scantily-clad, dimwitted-but things are changing gradually.
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