#Elizabeth Holloway Marston

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

Wonder Woman's bracelets were inspired by those worn by Olive Byrne, who the character was primarily based on. Byrne was in a polyamorous relationship with William and Elizabeth Marston and is said to have worn the bracelets to represent their unofficial marriage in lieu of wedding rings.

#wonder woman #olive byrne #diana of themyscira #dc comics #william moulton marston #elizabeth holloway marston #even after william passed away in 1947 olive and elizabeth remained together for 43 years

[maxwellshimbo]

Happy Birthday Elizabeth Holloway Marston 🎂 co creator of Wonder Woman, feminist, kinky polyam icon 🙌

This is her official Wikipedia picture and I love it.

#elizabeth holloway marston #elizabeth marston #wonder woman #william moulton marston #olive byrne #polyamory

[singing-not-sleeping-beauty]

when your psych professor asks you to write a paper disproving the polygraph test & one of your special interests is the history of golden age comic publication

#I am restraining myself #via rambles #william moulton marston #MY MAN!!! #polygraph test #elizabeth holloway marston #wonderwoman #golden age comics

[theparadiseproject]

William Moulton Marston definitely was inspired by the women in his life that were dedicated to activism and he did take suggestions from his wife such as making his character a woman but Marston is the sole creator of the character. It's not "the Marston's" or anything like that. There were no co creators, collaborators, or anything like that involved in the making of Wonder Woman. Marston created her but many of the Wonder Woman media sphere and historians and those interested in the character are dedicated in over representing and over emphasizing the role those women, including his wife, had in the creation of the character when in reality they are not anything akin to what is trying to be portrayed and their contributions are often overstated to emphasize a narrative instead of speaking the truth of the work and the character and her creator.

#i'm not really sure what it is about this character though because most female characters were created by men anyway so im not sure why ther #there is such a strong desire to present wonder woman in a specific light besides her pro woman angle #which even then is not actual feminism #wonder woman #wmm #william moulton marston #Elizabeth Holloway Marston #margaret sanger

[orlissa]

I was at a book launch with a friend last night--the book itself was a richly illustrated album containing biographies of women from history wo, for different reasons - forward in romance, having power, demanding recognition - were labelled a whore during their lifetime. It was written by two very sweet women, and whole launch was just lovely.

The friend bought the book and some of their earlier stuff (the yhave written several similar books on women's history before, and one of them also has several historical novels published), and we remained behind to have them signed and to have a few words with the authors - and I mentioned them that they would surely find William Moulton Marston's story fascinating with his "pro-women" crusade and two wives who pretty much enabled his carreer (the authors were fascinated, made a note of it, and thanked me for the tip).

And then somebody behind my back just yelled in "akshually, the two women were in love with each other, not with Marston."

First of all, RUDE. Second of all, you have seen Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, have you? Bless your heart.

I hate that movie. Okay, I have a love-hate relationship with it, because it does a good job at explaining Martson theory. But all the historical bits are basically bullshit, and let's be clear here: the movie was written and directed by a lesbian woman, and she pretty much pushed the envelope on the clear lesbian angle.

The truth is... we will problaly never know the whole story. But the facts: 1, Marston brough Olive into the relationship, and pretty much said that Elizabeth either accepts her, or he is choosing Olive. Elizabeth wasn't present for the beginning of the relationship. 2, Marston did have this idea that a woman who has sexual relations with another woman will be a better lover for her man 3, The children (both Elizabeth and Olive had two kids from Marston) didn't know that they were biologically half-siblings, or that Olive and Marston were lovers. Olive An, Elizabeth's daughter, still said, as late as in 1999, that Olive was their housekeeper. 4, After Marston's death in 1947, Olive and Elizabeth lived together for the rest of their lives, altough Marston's biographer, Jill Lepore, puts it down firmly that they had seperate bedrooms (which the other end of the envelope pushing, imho).

So it's likely that there was something between Elizabeth and Olive, but it's clearly Marston who was the center of this relationship-universe. To say that the primary relationship was between Elizabeth and Olive is inaccurate.

...And to yell it from behind my back while I'm talking to the authors is rude.

#personal #william moulton marston #elizabeth holloway #olive byrne

[yourdailyqueer]

Do you have people that are poly?

Just to name a few:

Jena Malone - Pansexual

Olive Byrne (deceased) - Bisexual

Elizabeth Holloway Marston (deceased) - Bisexual (poly with Olive Byrne)

Bill Kaulitz - Queer

Griffon Ramsey - Pansexual

Nowacking (Jesse Nowack) - Queer trans man

Caroline Giuliani - Pansexual

Bob the Drag Queen - Non binary & pansexual (she/he)

Bethany C. Meyers - Non binary & queer (they/them)

Yungblud - Non binary & pansexual (he/him)

Arrows Fitz - Trans non binary & queer (he/they)

Willow Smith - Bisexual

Nico Tortorella - Non binary & bisexual (they/them)

Gabe Dunn - Non binary & bisexual (he/they)

#lgbtq #queerness #pansexual #bisexual #queer #poly

[wafflelovingbatgirl]

RIP to William Moulton Marston, Elizabeth Holloway, and Olive Bynes you would’ve loved today’s bdsm & poly dating scenes

#Wonder Woman #professor marston and the wonder women #William Moulton Marston #diana prince

[aboutzatanna]

Zatanna and Blue Devil/Daniel Cassidy as a show business power couple with their respective side kicks Zatara and Kid Devil being frenemies-turned-lovers would be my dream true.

Oh heck, make it a power throuple with Wonder Woman, Zatanna and Blue Devil. That would really please the ghosts of Marston, Olivia Byrne and Elizabeth Holloway.

#zatanna #zatanna zatara #blue devil #daniel cassidy #kid devil #eddie bloomberg #zachary zatara #wonder woman #diana of themyscira

[shuppyshup]

A reminder that Wonder Woman’s creator, William Marston, literally based her off of the two BISEXUAL women (Elizabeth Holloway Marston and Olive Byrne) he was in a polyamorous relationship with. That, just by itself, makes her bisexual and to call her anything other than bisexual is literally biphobic and bisexual erasure!ESPECIALLY when every single time people say she’s “pansexual” it is literally ALWAYS in the most biphobic way possible. If you support/agree with her being “pansexual” you’re literally being biphobic and contributing to bisexual erasure.

#also pansexual isn’t valid anyway 😘 #bisexual #bisexual character #bi erasure #bisexual erasure #biphobia #biphobic #wonder woman #battleaxe bi #anti pan #anti pansexual #anti mspec

[proyectomerlina]

¿Qué creen que tienen en común la Mujer Maravilla, el detector de mentiras y el poliamor? Pues, todo fue idea de William Moulton Marston, un sicólogo estadounidense con una vida tan interesante como su mente. Además de ser el creador de la heroína más famosa del cómic, Marston también practicaba el poliamor y tenía una relación con dos mujeres, Olive Byrne y Elizabeth Holloway (quienes era, además, mujeres brillantes de su época psicólogas y escritoras excepcionales) y le interesaba el sadomasoquismo, práctica que analizó en innumerables artículos psicológicos. Además, a este hombre de principios de siglo XX, era un defensor del feminismo y creía en el poder de la mujer, por lo que creó a la Mujer Maravilla como un símbolo de empoderamiento femenino. ¡Pero eso no es todo! ¿Nunca se han preguntado de donde surgió toda la simbología detrás del personaje de la Mujer Maravilla? Uffff... no se lo esperan. Además de inspirarse en las prácticas sadomasoquistas para ciertos artículos de su vestimenta, como los brazaletes, las cadenas y el lazo... él, sin duda, apoyaba la lucha del sufragio femenino, lo que le inspiró mucho más al momento de diseñar a la mujer empoderada perfecta (además que las cadenas también eran un simbolismo de las sufragistas quienes se encadenaban a congresos y centros de votación como muestra de protesta. ¡Vaya mezcla explosiva! Ahhhhh... pero ¿ustedes creen que ya terminé? Solo los dejo con esto último: Marston también inventó el detector de mentiras, que se basaba en los cambios fisiológicos de la persona al mentir. Este invento fue utilizado por el FBI durante muchos años y todavía se usa hoy en día en algunas circunstancias. Y, por si fuera poco, sus estudios sobre psicología, la electricidad y la mecánica de fluidos también son aplicables en el mundo moderno. Así que ya saben, nunca se sabe quién está detrás de las cosas más fascinantes y mundanas. Sigue explorando y descubriendo curiosidades que te sorprendan. ¡Parece chiste, pero es anécdota! #mujermaravilla #williammoultonmarston #poliamor #detectordementiras #sufragiofemenino #feminismo #empoderada #mujeresempoderadas #curiosidades #sorpresa #exploración (en Planeta Tierra) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrtM6YMuNja/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#mujermaravilla #williammoultonmarston #poliamor #detectordementiras #sufragiofemenino #feminismo #empoderada #mujeresempoderadas #curiosidades #sorpresa #exploración

[batmanfanintheshadows]

FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT WONDER WOMAN WAS ORIGINALLY K!NKY AS FUCK AND THE CREATORS WERE A THROUPLE AND AFTER THE AUTHOR DIED HIS WIFE AND MISTRESS STAYED TOGETHER UNTIL THEIR THIRD (OLIVE BRYNE) DIED AND ELIZABETH HOLLOWAY MARSTON (LITERALLY ONE OF THE INSPIRATIONS FOR WONDER WOMAN) LIVED FROM 1893 TO 1993 IM SCREECHING THIS FROM THE ROOF TOPS GAL GADOT LOOKS LIKE A BITCH

#wonder woman #vintage wonder woman #dc comics

[navarrocabrera]

Wonder Woman 80 anniversary

  Wonder Woman first appeared in All Star Comics #8 in October 21, 1941So this month we celebrate her 80 anniversary! YAY! Creators: W. Moulton Marston, H. G. Peter, Elizabeth Holloway Marston and Olive Byrne Art: Mariano NavarroColor: Hernan Cabrera——– Wonder Woman apareció por primera vez en All Star Comics #8 el 21 de octubre de 1941.¡Así que este mes celebramos su 80 aniversario!…

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#dc #dc characters #dc comics #elizabeth marston #fanart #hernan cabrera #hernancabrera #mariano navarro #marianonavarro #olive byrne #william marston #Wonder Woman

[brianwilly]

“To Professor Marston, men are figuratiliterally from Mars, god of war, and women are figuratiliterally from Venus, goddess of love, and it’s through this clash and dichotomy that the narrative of Wonder Woman was created.”

...

“Marston’s intentions were undeniably good and I get that he was trying to speak to the female audience through these female characters, but in practice what we end up with is one helpless girl after another who doesn’t know what’s best for herself, one naughty girl after another who’s gotten in over her head, who all need to be “re-educated” by Wonder Woman who might well be Marston’s own self-insert mouthpiece.”

...

“Marston thinks of submission as a noble state of mind, as someone letting go of their aggression so that they can accept love.  So, men need to do this, obviously, but it’s also part and parcel of his Amazonian ideals for women.  He also makes it clear that having power over someone makes you responsible for their wellbeing and safety...

“Enslaving someone just to make them helpless and weak is the mark of a bad guy in these books; only the cruelest, most unworthy masters and mistresses would treat people that way, and it’s Wonder Woman’s job to take those people down and to show them that true and loving mistresses have an obligation to care for their slaves, to guide them on the right paths, to only punish them in order to make them strong and liberated, so that they are able to stand up against the abusive people out there in the world.  And so the bond between those who dominate and those who submit is forged out of love from both ends; love and trust from the submissive that their master will care for them, and love and duty from the dominant to care for their slave.“

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“My impression of Marston, gleaned solely from having read a lot of his silly comic books, is that when he talks about having to fix our upside-down world, he’s more referring to the people in it, because he doesn’t actually dislike “the system” or “society” or what have you.  People are silly and uptight and repressed in his eyes, people need to change their ways and just let strong women tie them up every once in a while, but the social constructs that define people’s problems didn’t really interest Marston as the proud American that he was during a time when Americans had perhaps more to be proud of.”

#Wonder Woman #DC Comics #Diana Prince #Diana of Themyscira #William Moulton Marston #DC #comics #Steve Trevor #Etta Candy #Amazons #Hippolyta #mythology #comic books #superheroes #Olive Byrne #Elizabeth Holloway Marston #H.G. Peter #feminism #feminist #Artemis #Diana #World War II #Professor Marston and the Wonder Women #overthinking #my videos #my stuff #:D

[jokerfan99]

WONDER WOMAN by Art-of-MAS

"Wonder Woman 84" I had to whip this pinup out in Procreate. Was actually excited to  see her do some cool 'ish in her armor.....then I saw the movie. :/..............

Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/art-of-mas

#Wonder Woman #DC comics #William Moulton Marston #h.g. peter #elizabeth holloway marston #olive byrne

[theparadiseproject]

A note from Pete’s brother Byrne in his official obituary offers an inside peek at Pete’s role in early Wonder Woman comics:

My brother Pete was always a man of enormous imagination. As a kid, he was a dreamer. When we were teenagers our dad, who was often under pressure to produce scripts for his Wonder Woman superheroine, offered $100 to anyone writing a usable scenario for a Wonder Woman episode. Though $100 was a fortune at that time, Pete was the only one of us who could dream them up.

Pete seemed to have had a good relationship with his father. On top of pitching plots for Wonder Woman, Pete also left Harvard in the mid-1940s to return home and help care for his father. William Moulton Marston had polio and cancer, and passed away in 1947. It’s lovely that Pete created such a testament to his father’s creation with his Wonder Woman Museum. The museum is also a testament to the women who raised him; Pete’s mother, Elizabeth, gave Marston the idea to create a female superhero, and the Marstons lived in a polyamorous relationship with Olive Byrne, who raised the kids (Marston had two with each woman) and also inspired key elements of Wonder Woman’s look and personality.

Regrettably, I never got the chance to interact with Pete directly, though his daughter Christie was a great help when I was researching Wonder Woman Unbound and I know that Pete had a big hand in the materials that she sent me and the recollections that she was able to share. By all accounts, he was a kind and warm man; everyone who visited the museum (a guest list that included Lynda Carter herself!) seemed to come away with an appreciation and affection not just for its myriad wonderful items but also for the man who assembled it all.

-January 19, 2017

#wonder woman #william moulton marston #dc comics #diana prince #wmm #pete marston #olive marston #elizabeth olive marston

[friendraichu]

my life becomes a little brighter whenever i remember that wonder woman was created by a polycule

#wonder woman #william moulton marston #elizabeth holloway marston #olive byrne #polycule #polyamorous #polyamory