Editing Wonder Woman (section)

====Feminist icon====
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[[Feminism|Feminist]] icon [[Gloria Steinem]], founder of [[Ms. (magazine)|''Ms.'' magazine]], was responsible for the return of Wonder Woman's original abilities. Offended that the most famous female superhero had been depowered into a boyfriend-obsessed [[damsel in distress]], Steinem placed Wonder Woman (in costume) on the cover of the first issue of ''Ms.'' (1972) – [[WarnerMedia|Warner Communications]], DC Comics' owner, was an investor – which also contained an appreciative essay about the character.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite book|editor1-last=McAvennie|editor1-first=Michael|editor2-last=Dolan|editor2-first=Hannah|chapter=1970s| title=DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle| publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |page=154|quote="After nearly five years of Diana Prince's non-powered super-heroics, writer-editor Robert Kanigher and artist Don Heck restored Wonder Woman's... well, wonder."|isbn=978-0-7566-6742-9}}</ref> Wonder Woman's powers and traditional costume were restored in issue #204 (January–February 1973).<ref name=autogenerated2 />

In 1972, just months before the groundbreaking US Supreme Court decision ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'', science fiction author [[Samuel R. Delany]] had planned a story for ''Ms.'' that culminated in a plainclothes Wonder Woman protecting an [[abortion clinic]]. However, Steinem disapproved of Wonder Woman being out of costume, and the controversial story line never happened.<ref>{{cite journal| url=http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/colloquy/download/colloquy_issue_twenty-four_/matsuuchi.pdf |title=Wonder Woman Wears Pants: ''Wonder Woman'', Feminism and the 1972 'Women's Lib' Issue| first=Ann |last=Matsuuchi| journal=Colloquy: Text Theory Critique| issue=24 |year=2012|publisher=[[Monash University]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626142225/http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/colloquy/download/colloquy_issue_twenty-four_/matsuuchi.pdf |archive-date=June 26, 2015}}</ref>

The original significance of Wonder Woman had the intentions of influencing many women of all ages, displaying the physical and mental strengths, values, and ethical attributes that not only men acquire. "Wonder Woman symbolizes many of the values of the women's culture that feminists are now trying to introduce into the mainstream: strength and self-reliance for women; sisterhood and mutual support among women; peacefulness and esteem for human life; a diminishment both of 'masculine' aggression and of the belief that violence is the only way of solving conflicts," Steinem wrote at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2016/10/12/wonder-woman-75-how-superhero-icon-inspired-generation-feminists?cid=inbody:wonder-woman-new-trailer-goes-deeper-into-dianas-backstory|title=Wonder Woman at 75: How the superhero icon inspired a generation of feminists|work=SBS Movies|access-date=April 12, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413080743/http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2016/10/12/wonder-woman-75-how-superhero-icon-inspired-generation-feminists?cid=inbody:wonder-woman-new-trailer-goes-deeper-into-dianas-backstory|archive-date=April 13, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Carolyn Cocca has stated that Wonder Woman possesses a "duality of character" due to the character possessing both feminine and masculine qualities in her physical abilities and attitude, which Cocca felt made her more appealing to a wide audience.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal|last=Cocca|first=Carolyn|date=2014|title=Negotiating the Third Wave of Feminism in "Wonder Woman"|jstor=43284491|journal=PS: Political Science and Politics|volume=47|issue=1|pages=98–103|doi=10.1017/S1049096513001662|doi-broken-date=November 1, 2024 |s2cid=154760203}}</ref> Wonder Woman's first female editor, [[Karen Berger]], claimed that, "Wonder Woman [is] a great role model to young women, but also contains many elements that appeal to males as well. Wonder Woman crosses the gender line.".<ref name=":0" /> Berger worked with [[George Pérez]] on the new issues of Wonder Woman starting in 1987, and the new Diana "works with friends and allies to teach lessons of peace and equality."<ref>{{cite book|title=Wonder Woman Vol 2|last=Perez, Wein|year=1988|pages=Issue 17}}</ref>

The origin of Wonder Woman and the psychological reasoning behind why William Morton Marston created her in the way he did illustrated Marston's educational, ethical, and moral values.<ref>{{cite book|title=Female Action Heroes : A Guide to Women in Comics, Video Games, Film, and Television.|last=Knight|first=Gladys|year=2010|location=Santa Barbara United States|pages=1}}</ref>

Marc DiPaolo introduces us to Wonder Woman's creator and history and he demonstrates how she is a "WWII veteran, a feminist icon, and a sex symbol" all throughout her "career". Wonder Woman stars in multiple films and is most commonly known for her red, white and blue one piece, and her tall, sexy assertiveness. What many people do not know is that she is a big part of history in the comic and superhero world because of how her character influences real life people of all ages, sexes, ethnicities, and races. "Marston created the comic book character Wonder Woman to be both strong and sexy, as a means of encouraging woman to emulate her unapologetic assertiveness."<ref>{{cite book|title=Wonder Woman as A World War II Veteran, Feminist Icon, and Sex Symbol|last=DiPaola|first=Marc|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-4718-3|location=Jefferson, North Carolina, and London|pages=70}}</ref> Charlotte Howell notes in her essay titled "'Tricky' Connotations: Wonder Woman as DC's Brand Disruptor" that Wonder Woman is "inherently disruptive to masculine superhero franchise branding because, according to her creator William Moulton Marston, she was intended to be 'psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who, [he] believe[d], should rule the world.'"<ref>{{cite journal|last=Howell|first=Charlotte|date=Fall 2015|title="Tricky" Connotations: Wonder Woman as DC's Brand Disruptor|journal=Cinema Journal|volume=55|pages=141–149|doi=10.1353/cj.2015.0072|s2cid=193211754 }}</ref>

In 2015, Wonder Woman became the first superhero to officiate a same-sex wedding in a comic series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://equalityarchive.com/issues/wonder-woman/|title=Wonder Woman: Equality Archive|date=May 9, 2016|publisher=Equality Archive|access-date=March 7, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308045001/http://equalityarchive.com/issues/wonder-woman/|archive-date=March 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/wonder-woman-gay-marriage/402799/|title=Suffering Sappho: Wonder Woman Endorses Marriage Equality|last=Groetzinger|first=Kate|work=The Atlantic|access-date=March 7, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308045613/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/09/wonder-woman-gay-marriage/402799/|archive-date=March 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 21, 2016, the 75th anniversary of the first appearance of the character, the United Nations named Wonder Woman a UN Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls in a ceremony attended by ''Wonder Woman'' actresses [[Gal Gadot]] and [[Lynda Carter]], [[DC Entertainment]] President [[Diane Nelson (comics)|Diane Nelson]], ''[[Wonder Woman (2017 film)|Wonder Woman]]'' feature film director [[Patty Jenkins]], and U.N. Under-Secretary General [[Cristina Gallach]] appeared at the [[United Nations]], to mark the character's designation by the United Nations as its "Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbr.com/united-nations-to-name-wonder-woman-honorary-ambassador/ |title=United Nations to Name Wonder Woman Honorary Ambassador |last1=Cave |first1=Rob |date=October 10, 2016|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|access-date=October 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022090756/http://www.cbr.com/united-nations-to-name-wonder-woman-honorary-ambassador/ |archive-date=October 22, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/21/health/wonder-woman-un-ambassador-trnd/ |title=Wonder Woman named UN ambassador in controversial move |last1=Alexander |first1=Erik |date=October 21, 2016|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=October 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022090439/http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/21/health/wonder-woman-un-ambassador-trnd/ |archive-date=October 22, 2016|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=EW>{{cite web|author=Serrao, Nivea|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/10/13/wonder-woman-un-honorary-ambassador/|title=Wonder Woman named UN Honorary Ambassador for empowerment of women and girls|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=October 13, 2016|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229034805/https://ew.com/article/2016/10/13/wonder-woman-un-honorary-ambassador/}}</ref><ref name=BusinessWire>{{cite press release|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161021005779/en/Woman-Named-United-Nations'-Honorary-Ambassador-Empowerment|title=Wonder Woman Named the United Nations' Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229034655/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161021005779/en/Woman-Named-United-Nations%27-Honorary-Ambassador-Empowerment|work=[[Business Wire]]|date=October 21, 2016|archive-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref> The gesture was intended to raise awareness of UN [[Sustainable Development Goal]] #5, which seeks to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by 2030.<ref name=EW/><ref name=BusinessWire/><ref name=CNN>{{cite web|author=Roberts, Elizabeth|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/health/wonder-woman-un-ambassador-trnd/index.html|title=UN drops Wonder Woman as honorary ambassador|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=December 13, 2016|archive-date=December 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229034717/https://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/health/wonder-woman-un-ambassador-trnd/index.html}}</ref> The decision was met with protests from UN staff members who stated in their petition to UN Secretary-General [[Ban Ki-moon]] that the character is "not culturally encompassing or sensitive" and served to objectify women.<ref name=CNN/> The petition also stated that it was "alarming that the United Nations would consider using a character with an overtly sexualized image".<ref>{{cite news|title=Wonder Woman dropped from UN role for being too sexy|url=http://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2016/1213/838547-wonder-woman/|publisher=RTE|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=December 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214074832/http://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2016/1213/838547-wonder-woman/|archive-date=December 14, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, the character was stripped of the designation, and the project ended on December 16.<ref name=CNN/>

After the release of the 2017 film ''Wonder Woman'', critics examined the character's status as a feminist figure in the film. Zoe Williams for ''[[The Guardian]]'' said, "Yes, she is sort of naked a lot of the time, but this isn't objectification so much as a cultural reset: having thighs, actual thighs you can kick things with, not thighs that look like arms, is a feminist act. The whole Diana myth, women safeguarding the world from male violence not with nurture but with better violence, is a feminist act. Casting Robin Wright as Wonder Woman's aunt, re-imagining the battle-axe as a battler with an axe, is a feminist act. A female German chemist trying to destroy humans (in the shape of Dr Poison, a proto-Mengele before Nazism existed) might be the most feminist act of all."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jun/05/why-wonder-woman-is-a-masterpiece-of-subversive-feminism|title=Why Wonder Woman is a masterpiece of subversive feminism|last=Williams|first=Zoe|date=June 5, 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=December 6, 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913023747/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jun/05/why-wonder-woman-is-a-masterpiece-of-subversive-feminism|url-status=live}}</ref> Alyssa Rosenberg for ''The Washington Post'' said, "...{{nbsp}}None of these experiences crushed me, of course, but I do wonder what it might have been like if they hadn't happened. The power of Wonder Woman, and one of the things that gives Jenkins's adaptation of the character such a lift, is in the answer to that question. Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) doesn't have any idea what women and men are – or aren't – supposed to do. Even when she does encounter other people's ideas about gender roles, she doesn't automatically accept them, and she never lets anyone stop her. And the movie goes a step further and argues that it's not merely little girls all over the world who stand to gain if they can grow up free of the distorting influence of misogyny: a world like that would be liberating and wonderful for men in lots of ways, too."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/06/05/wonder-woman-is-a-beautiful-reminder-of-what-feminism-has-to-offer-women-and-men/|title='Wonder Woman' is a beautiful reminder of what feminism has to offer women — and men|author=Rosenberg, Alyssa|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|language=en|access-date=December 6, 2018|archive-date=December 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207102919/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/06/05/wonder-woman-is-a-beautiful-reminder-of-what-feminism-has-to-offer-women-and-men/|url-status=live}}</ref> Emma Gray for ''[[HuffPost]]'' said, "When it comes to pop culture, we speak often about representation; the simple yet often unfulfilled idea that it matters to see someone like you fill a variety of imagined roles on screen. After awhile, these conversations almost begin to feel obvious. We know that it's good to see women and people of color and disabled people and trans people and queer people in the same numbers and variety of roles that white, cisgender, straight men have long been afforded. But what these discussions often lose is the emotional impact of finally seeing something you may have never even realized you were missing. For many women viewers, "Wonder Woman" filled a hole they didn't know they had."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wonder-woman-and-the-power-of-watching-a-woman-save-the-world_us_59355949e4b075bff0f51205|title='Wonder Woman' And The Power Of Watching A Woman Save The World|last=Gray|first=Emma|date=June 5, 2017|work=[[HuffPost]]|access-date=December 6, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><!--Please keep these concise; redirect details to "Cultural impact of Wonder Woman"-->