The Secret History of Wonder Woman Summary
Lepore, Jill

The Secret History of Wonder Woman Overview

The Secret History of Wonder Woman is a historical and biographical account of the life of Wonder Woman's creator, William Moulton Marston, and the various ideologies that led to him to create Wonder Woman later in his life. The book's author, Jill Lepore, provides an in-depth account of Marston's life, including his unorthodox lifestyle of living with two, sometimes three, wives, and how his academic and professional pursuits created a perfect storm for him to eventually create Wonder Woman, whose stories featured versions of people from Marston's life as well as his liberal, feminist politics. The Secret History of Wonder Woman addresses themes of feminism, pragmatism, bondage, deception, and the duality of the self.