Olive Byrne Olive Byrne Mary Olive Byrne (), known professionally as Olive Richard (February 19, 1904 – May 19, 1985), was as an American homemaker and polyamorous life partner of William Moulton Marston and Elizabeth Holloway Marston. She was the daughter of famous Progressive activist Ethel Byrne who famously opened the first birth-control clinic in the United States with her sister Margaret Sanger. She has been credited as an inspiration for the comic book character, Wonder Woman. Olive was delivered by her aunt Margret Sanger to the Byrne family in Corning, New York, 1904. Two years later her mother Ethel Byrne would
Wonder Woman Superman. Modern historians divide 20th century history of American superhero comics into "four ages", akin to the "Ages of Man". In an October 25, 1940, interview with the "Family Circle" magazine, William Moulton Marston discussed the unfulfilled potential of the comic book medium. This article caught the attention of comics publisher Max Gaines, who hired Marston as an educational consultant for National Periodicals and All-American Publications, two of the companies that would merge to form DC Comics. At that time, Marston wanted to create his own new superhero; Marston's wife and fellow psychologist Elizabeth suggested to him that it should