Wonder Woman By Anna Bijns Analysis

Born in a time where women were frequently dismissed as being inferior to men, and were considered to be property of their father or husband, Anna Bijns was one of the few women to receive an education. She progressed in her education far enough to become part of the Franciscan brotherhood of teachers. Bijns adamantly opposed the establishment of marriage, and often wrote poems and satires denouncing the institution. Bijns’ ignored the criticisms she faced while writing anti-matrimony materials such as “Happy the Woman Without a Man,” and she joined an entire movement of unmarried women in the sixteenth century against marriage. These women fought against the idea that women were subordinate to their husbands. As Bijns writes: “The saying goes:
Going under the penname of Charles Moulton, Marston created the super heroine, Wonder Woman in order to “set up a standard among children and young people of strong, free, courageous womanhood; to combat the idea that women are inferior to men, and to inspire girls to self-confidence and achievement in athletics, occupations and professions monopolized by men.”4 Wonder Woman was created in the 1940s, when women were entering the workforce to replace the men who had gone off to fight in the Second World War. However, the mindset that positions of power should remain closed off to women prevailed. Wonder Woman was meant to symbolize the most quintessential, strong, and resolute woman. She was a feminist out of utopian fiction based on notions of equality and justice. In her world, women lived in utter freedom from the binds of men and masculine-superiority. As the feminist movement grew, the superhero’s popularity skyrocketed. Her power was recognized to such an extent that she “ran for president” in the futuristic editions of the comic books. She lived in a world of free love, and idea inspired by Margaret Sanger. This meant that the heroine was unmarried, but free to live her life as she pleased without fear of societal