Question 1

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Marjorie Wilkes Huntley is an omnipresent individual throughout the book yet very little I known presented about her. What are some reasons this might be?

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Question 2

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Why does Lepore use the phrase “The Last of the Moulton’s of Moulton Castle” to describe William Moulton Marston?

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Question 3

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Outside of Margaret Sanger being the aunt of Olive Byrne, why is the narrative explicating the life and woks of Sanger?

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Question 4

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Why does Lepore continually return to Alphonso James Frye and his trial throughout the book over other events from Marston's younger days?

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Question 5

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Who is the main critic of Wonder Woman?

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Question 6

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Who created the Wonder Woman show?

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Question 7

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How did Lepore inform readers of the wide-ranging inequalities women were experiencing in the early 1900s while keeping the narrative focused around Marston and Wonder Woman?

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Question 8

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Why did Lepore provide so much biographical information about people such as Emmeline Pankhurst and Lou Rogers when they only had a tangential relationship to the creation of Wonder Woman?

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Question 9

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The character Wonder Woman has been a consistent presence in the comic book medium since her creation in 1941, yet Lepore ends her history in the 1970s. What reasons could have contributed to Lepore making this decision?

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Question 10

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Why did Lepore choose to highlight certain aspects of Wonder Woman's history and less detail in others

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Question 11

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Does Auggie feel comfortable about his face?

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Question 12

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What are some of the varying kinds of deception thematically present through the life of the Marston family and the history of Wonder Woman?

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Last updated by Cat on 29 Jul 03:59

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Question 13

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The end of the new Wonder Woman films credits the characters being created by Dr. William Moulton Marston. Though technically accurate, do you think this is a fair attribution after reading Lepore’s book?

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Question 14

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In light of the release of Wonder Woman’s first starring role in a feature film, why do you think the character Wonder Woman is resonating so effectively with audiences in the current historical moment?

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Question 15

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What do you think of Marston’s actual (not self-proclaimed) ability in his academic career?

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Question 16

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Why does Lepore use Wonder Woman comic excerpts to supplement events in the life of the Marston family (even when these events are seemingly unrelated to Wonder Woman)?

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Last updated by Cat on 28 Jul 21:33

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Question 17

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Marston was not found of his wife’s given name, Sadie, so he had her drop it once they were married. What does this say about their relationship without Lepore explicitly stating it?

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Last updated by Cat on 28 Jul 21:31

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Question 18

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There is a film forthcoming about William Moulton Marston and his wives. In our current cultural moment, do you think this film will be successful and/or appealing to people?

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Last updated by Cat on 28 Jul 21:29

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Question 19

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Why is “The Secret History of Wonder Woman” a fitting title for this book. Is there a title you may think would be more fitting?

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Last updated by Cat on 28 Jul 21:27

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Question 20

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What about their relationship make Olive and Holloway maintain secrecy around the true nature of their marriage and lifestyle a secret and keep that secret through their deaths?

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Last updated by Cat on 28 Jul 21:24

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Question 21

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Though very brief, why was Marston’s experience working in Hollywood critical to understanding Marston’s personality and logics?

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Last updated by Cat on 28 Jul 21:19

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Question 22

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Early in the book, Lepore describes Marston’s life as a “series of experiments” (50). How does this idea continue throughout his life, particularly later in his life?

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Question 23

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As presented by Lepore, how does the meaning of ‘bondage’ change historically from the early 1900s to the 1930s and 1940s?

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Last updated by Cat on 28 Jul 21:16

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Question 24

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What is the symbolic value of Marston’s lie detector test?

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Question 25

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What commentary does Lepore provide (inferred and explicit) around the era transcending idea of a woman being able to “have it all” as a mother and a professional?

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Last updated by Cat on 28 Jul 21:14

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