Beginning in his undergraduate years at Harvard, Marston was influenced by early suffragists and feminists, starting with Emmeline Pankhurst, who was banned from speaking on campus in 1911, when Marston was a freshman. Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore has uncovered an astonishing trove of documents, including the never-before-seen private papers of William Moulton Marston, Wonder Woman's creator.
Unlike every other superhero, she has also has a secret history. Like every other superhero, Wonder Woman has a secret identity. Aside from Superman and Batman, no superhero has lasted as long or commanded so vast and wildly passionate a following. Wonder Woman, created in 1941, is the most popular female superhero of all time. Which reminds me of how far we still have to go in how we treat little girls and boys.The New-York Historical Society awarded its 2015 American History Book Prize to Jill Lepore's best-selling The Secret History of Wonder Woman, a riveting work of historical detection revealing that the origin of one of the world's most iconic superheroes hides within it a fascinating family story-and a crucial history of twentieth-century feminism. But I can't honestly envision the little guy's dad reading him this concoction of pink hearts and hair ribbons. It's not like little boys will be hurt by seeing some pink every now and then. Of course girls have had to read guys' books since the dawn of time, so I personally wouldn't mind this at all.
Since I'm currently looking for bedtime stories for a friend's little boy, I'm a little disappointed that this sweet book is so obviously geared towards girls. Good for babies' and toddlers' bedtime routines. This book reminds me of that: baby gets ten kisses on her toes and then we count down to that last, single kiss "on your sleepy, dreamy head." A lovely progression that starts with tickly, silly fun (because how could ten toe kisses not be tickly, silly fun?!), and ends with peaceful sleepy relaxation. You can start with your forehead and work your way down to your toes, or vice versa. There's a type of meditation practice that teaches you to methodically relax your entire body (and mind) by tightening, and then relaxing, one muscle group at a time.
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