Olive Byrne As reported by Jill Lepore in the book "The Secret History of Wonder Woman", Olive has been credited by some as being Marston's inspiration. for the physical appearance of his iconic character, Wonder Woman, Marston himself only remarked that a pair of bracelets that Byrne frequently wore inspired the ones that would become an important feature of the comic book heroine. Byrne's life is depicted in "Professor Marston and the Wonder Women", a biographical drama also portraying Elizabeth Holloway Marston, her husband William Moulton Marston, and the creation of Wonder Woman. Byrne is portrayed in the film by Australian actress
William Moulton Marston of "The American Scholar", Marston wrote: "Not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power. Not wanting to be girls, they don't want to be tender, submissive, peace-loving as good women are. Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman." In 2017, a majority of Marston's personal papers arrived at the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; this collection helps to