Wonder Woman
The first major female superhero was created by psychologist William Marston in 1941.
The first major female superhero made her comic strip debut in 1941. Wonder Woman - an Amazonian princess with superhuman strength and agility - was created by psychologist William Marston, who called her "propaganda for the new type of woman who, I believe, should rule the world".
Joye Murchison Kelly - then Joye Hummel - was the first female writer on Wonder Woman. She talks to Lucy Burns about her memories of working on the comic with Marston.
(Photo: Mariah Cletus plays Wonder Woman in front of a poster showing Wonder Woman graphics through the years at Comic-Con in San Diego, California, July 2017/ Credit: Bill Wechter/AFP/Getty Images)
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