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Wonder Woman: An

Expose of
Incongruousness in
Feminism and the New
Woman Revolution
Tania A. Escobedo

Evolved with history


Created by:
polyamorous and
patriarchal, William
Moulton Marston.
Erotic implications
of a submissive
woman with
bondage being a
central theme.
Other side:
strength and
leadership, values
truth.

Feminist Waves & Comic Book Ages


Golden Age/1st and 2nd Wave

WWII
Nurse
Fights against
Nazi
Forces
Embodies
Women strength
Promoted during
this time

Silver Age/ 2nd Wave


New look no longer
had Wonder Woman
Powers.
More free
Involved in causes like
the Vietnam war
Womans Liberation
Equal pay, etc.

Bronze age and Modern Age/3rd Wave


Her powers are returned
Leaves the man world
Themes:
Reproductive Rights
Gender equalities
Rape and Sexual
Trafficking.

Amazons & Parthenogenetic Asexual Reproduction

AMAZONS:
-Race of only women

-Fashioned by Aphrodite
from clay
-Female Warriors

Parthenogenetic Reproduction:
-Coined by Physiologist Carl
Theodor Ernst von Siebold (b.
1804d. 1885)
-A mutant can at any time appear
that is asexual female
-reproduces at twice the rate
-always a female offspring with
same genetic make up
-works short term
-already being tested in labs

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