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
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women praised Robinson's direction and the performances of its stars. The story is told in flashbacks set during a 1945 testimony that William Moulton Marston gives to representatives of the Child Study Association of America. In the year 1928, William and his wife Elizabeth teach and work on their research at the associated Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges. One day, William hires one of his students, Olive Byrne (daughter of Ethel Byrne and niece of Margaret Sanger – two famous suffragists and feminists of the 20th century) as a research assistant. Olive aids in the Marstons' work in inventing the lie detector