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Exploration of a Feminist Icon: Wonder Woman’s Influence on U.S. Media

Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines. Directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Vaquera Films, 2013. 55 min. $295.00 (University price)

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    Britney G. Brinkman & Allison Jedinak

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Brinkman, B.G., Jedinak, A. Exploration of a Feminist Icon: Wonder Woman’s Influence on U.S. Media. Sex Roles 70, 434–435 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-014-0364-x

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