Created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter, Wonder Woman first appeared in 1941's All Star Comics #8 published by DC. Marston, a Tufts University psychology professor, drew inspiration for the superhero demigoddess from early feminists like Ethel Byrne and Margaret Sanger, who founded the American Birth Control League, which later became the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The physical appearance of the character was influenced by Byrne's daughter, Olive, who was Marston's research assistant before becoming romantically involved with the polyamorous professor and his wife.* For more than 75 years since her introduction, Wonder Woman has been an enduring symbol of strength and equality. A press release issued by Marston in 1942 states, "Wonder Woman was conceived by Dr. Marston to set up a standard among children and young people of strong, free, courageous womanhood; and to combat the idea that women are inferior to men, and to inspire girls to self-confidence and achievement in athletics,...
- 6/1/2017
- by Adam Frazier
- firstshowing.net
Film based on Ellen Feldman’s novel about birth control pioneer to be masterminded by Jennifer Lawrence’s production partner
A biopic of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger is in the works after Jennifer Lawrence’s production partner Justine Ciarrocchi acquired the rights to Terrible Virtue, the 2016 novel about Sanger’s life by Ellen Feldman.
Sanger, who died in 1966, remains a celebrated figure in the reproductive-rights movement after she became a pioneer of contraception distribution and opened the Us’s first birth control clinic in 1916. After being convicted on charges of “distributing obscene materials”, Sanger co-founded the American Birth Control League in 1921; the organisation, by then a national concern, changed its name in 1942 to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
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A biopic of Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger is in the works after Jennifer Lawrence’s production partner Justine Ciarrocchi acquired the rights to Terrible Virtue, the 2016 novel about Sanger’s life by Ellen Feldman.
Sanger, who died in 1966, remains a celebrated figure in the reproductive-rights movement after she became a pioneer of contraception distribution and opened the Us’s first birth control clinic in 1916. After being convicted on charges of “distributing obscene materials”, Sanger co-founded the American Birth Control League in 1921; the organisation, by then a national concern, changed its name in 1942 to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
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- 12/14/2016
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
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