Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
When is a true story not the truth? Sometimes a person’s life story is so fascinating that it eclipses historical truth, and the legend that is passed down comes to…
When is a true story not the truth? Sometimes a person’s life story is so fascinating that it eclipses historical truth, and the legend that is passed down comes to…
At that time no one cared much about Wonder Woman. At least it seemed that way. But the standing-room-only lecture suggested otherwise. I told the audience how Dr. William Moulton Marston had created not just Wonder Woman, but also the lie detector and the psychological model, DISC Theory.
In October 2013, The Smithsonian Institute included Wonder Woman #1, published by DC Comics in 1942, in its list of “101 Objects that Made America”. Other items included Thomas Edison’s…