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Encyclopedia > Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston

Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston (1893-1993), who lived to be 100 years old, was trained as a lawyer (a rare feat at the time) and was the co-creator of the comic book character, Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superhero. ...


Elizabeth received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College in 1915, L.L.B from the Law School at Boston University in 1918, and M.A. in psychology from Radcliffe College in 1921. Mount Holyoke College, (founded as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1837), is the oldest liberal arts womens college in the United States. ... (For the unrelated similarly-named Jesuit-associated university in Chestnut Hill, see Boston College. ... Radcliffe College is the historical name of a womens educational institution closely associated with Harvard University, one of the Seven Sisters. ...


She developed the character of Wonder Woman with her husband, the psychologist William Moulton Marston, and served as the partial model for Wonder Woman. The other inspiration was found in Olive Byrne, who lived with the couple in a polyamorous relationship. Dr. William Moulton Marston (May 9, 1893–May 2, 1947) was a psychologist, feminist theorist, and comic book writer / co-creator of the Wonder Woman character with his wife Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston. ... Polyamory is the practice or lifestyle of being part of more than one long-term, intimate, and, often, sexual loving relationship at the same time, with the full knowledge and consent of all partners involved. ...


External links

  • Boston University biography.
  • Boston University alumni magazine
  • Boston Globe article

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Wonder Woman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4467 words)
Marston designed Wonder Woman as a distinctly feminist character and many subsequent writers, especially those of the 1980s and afterwards, have written her as such.
Marston saw that the DC line was filled with images of super men such as Green Lantern, Batman, and their flagship character Superman.
Marston was also the creator of the systolic blood-pressure test, which led to the creation of the polygraph (lie detector).
William Moulton Marston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1273 words)
William Moulton Marston (May 9, 1893–May 2, 1947) was a psychologist, feminist theorist, and comic book writer / co-creator of the "Wonder Woman" character with his wife Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston.
Born in Cliftondale, Massachusetts, Marston received his B.A. from Harvard University in 1915, his L.L.B. from Harvard in 1918, and Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard in 1921.
Indeed, Marston saw that the DC line was filled with images of super men such as Green Lantern, Batman, and their flagship character Superman.
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