Wonder Women: Feminisms and SuperheroesDrawing upon her long career as a formidable feminist critic yet wearing her knowledge lightly, Lillian Robinson finds the essence of wonder women in our non-animated three-dimensional world. This book will delight and provoke anyone interested in the history of feminism or the importance of comics in contemporary life. |
Contents
One Flight Plan | 1 |
Two The Book of Lilith | 11 |
Three Genesis Departing from Paradise | 27 |
Four Chronicles Generations of SuperGirls | 65 |
Five Revelation Postal Superheroes | 95 |
Afterword | 137 |
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