Wonder Woman and the Progression of Women's Attitudes in the 1950s

Comic books were one of most popular forms of entertainment back in the 1940’s and 50’s. Young children would read the adventures of super heroes like Superman, or Batman and would look up to them as idols. The male super hero characters dominated the world of comics. The public would soon realize that male characters were not the only ones that could be role models. A psychologist named William Moulton Marston proved that when he introduced one of the first woman super heroes into the comic book world. Marston’s character, Wonder Woman, not only represented his ideal feminine persona but also unintentionally formed his own stereotype of women.