100-715: Jodi Lynn Picoult ( / ˈ dʒ oʊ d i ˈ p iː k oʊ / ; born 1966) is an American writer. Picoult has published 28 novels and short stories, and has also written several issues of Wonder Woman . Approximately 40 million copies of her books are in print worldwide and have been translated into 34 languages. In 2003, she was awarded the New England Bookseller Award for fiction. Picoult writes popular fiction which can be characterized as family saga , frequently centering story lines on moral dilemmas or procedural dramas which pit family members against one another. Over her writing career, Picoult has covered
200-468: A "non-profit feminist organization committed to creating transparency around the lack of gender parity in the literary landscape and to amplifying historically marginalized voices, including people of color; writers with disabilities; and queer, trans and gender nonconforming individuals". Picoult's website says that VIDA: Women in Literary Arts is a research-driven organization. She was a member of
300-467: A German baroness named Paula von Gunther , occasionally evil deities/demigods such as Mars and the Duke of Deception , and then colorful villains like Hypnota , Doctor Psycho , and Cheetah . Bryan Stevenson Bryan Stevenson (born November 14, 1959) is an American lawyer, social justice activist, and law professor at New York University School of Law , and the founder and executive director of
400-487: A bad writer, but hopefully if you do pick up one of my books, you will be quickly disabused of that notion." In November 2019, Picoult participated in the criticism of Brooke Nelson, a college student who was mentioned in her local newspaper as saying she thought that author Sarah Dessen 's YA novels were not suitable for the Common Read program run by Northern State University , Aberdeen, and had instead advocated for
500-534: A character back, because you get to catch up on his/her life; and you don't have to reinvent the wheel—you already know how he speaks, acts, thinks." Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superheroine created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter in 1941 for DC Comics . Marston's wife, Elizabeth , and their life partner, Olive Byrne , are credited as being his inspiration for
600-560: A class on race and poverty litigation with Elizabeth Bartholet , he worked for Stephen Bright 's Southern Center for Human Rights , an organization that represents death-row inmates throughout the South. During this work, Stevenson found his career calling. After graduating from Harvard in 1985, Stevenson moved to Atlanta , and joined the Southern Center for Human Rights full-time. The center divided work by region and Stevenson
700-401: A clay figure brought to life by the magic of the gods, she is, instead, a demi-goddess and the natural-born daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus . Azzarello and Chiang's revamp of the character was critically acclaimed, but highly divisive among longtime fans of the character. In 2016, DC Comics once again relaunched all of its publications as part of the " DC Rebirth " continuity reboot, and
800-407: A cover for her superhero activities. At last, in a world torn by the hatred and wars of men, appears a woman to whom the problems and feats of men are mere child's play. A woman whose identity is known to none, but whose sensational feats are outstanding in a fast-moving world. She serves as a symbol of integrity and humanity, so that the world of men would know what it means to be an Amazon . With
900-460: A goddess in 2022, to bring the child to life as Aphrodite had once done for Hyppolyta to bring Diana to life. The character has changed in depiction over the decades, including briefly losing her powers entirely in the late 1960s; by the 1980s, artist George Perez gave her an athletic look and emphasized her Amazonian heritage. She possesses an arsenal of magical items, including the Lasso of Truth ,
1000-525: A hundred times the agility and strength of our best male athletes and strongest wrestlers, she appears as though from nowhere to avenge an injustice or right a wrong! As lovely as Aphrodite- as wise as Athena- with the speed of Mercury and the strength of Hercules - She is known only as Wonder Woman! —Narrator – All Star Comics #8 (Introducing Wonder Woman) - Written by William Moulton Marston Many writers have depicted Diana in different personalities and tone; between both of her diametric extremes; that of
1100-508: A job and a valid identity to look after Steve (who was admitted in the same army hospital), she gives her the money she had earned earlier to help her go to her fiancé in exchange for her credentials. The nurse reveals her name as Diana Prince, and thus, Wonder Woman's secret identity was created, and she began working as a nurse in the army. Wonder Woman then took part in a variety of adventures, mostly side by side with Trevor. Her most common foes during this period would be Nazi forces led by
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#17327980063361200-557: A master's degree in education from Harvard University . Picoult has two honorary Doctor of Letters degrees: one from Dartmouth College in 2010, the other from the University of New Haven in 2012. In 2016, Picoult was selected to be Princeton's Class Day Speaker before commencement. Picoult became the writer of the DC Comics series Wonder Woman (vol. 3), following the departure of Allan Heinberg . Her first issue (number 6)
1300-758: A new primary continuity for the DC Universe, Diana's background was altered to make her the biological daughter of Zeus and Hippolyta. After the DC Rebirth and Infinite Frontier events that reinstated pieces of pre-New 52 canon to DC, Diana's clay origin was gradually reintroduced. Diana's clay origin was fully restored as her canon backstory in 2024 during Tom King 's Wonder Woman run. During King's series, Diana references her own origin when she forms her own daughter born of clay, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Marston Prince, and implores her mother Hyppolyta, who in DC canon became
1400-539: A pair of indestructible bracelets , a tiara which serves as a projectile, and, in older stories, a range of devices based on Amazon technology. Wonder Woman's character was created during World War II ; the character in the story was initially depicted fighting Axis forces as well as an assortment of colorful supervillains , although over time her stories came to place greater emphasis on characters, deities, and monsters from Greek mythology. Many stories depicted Wonder Woman freeing herself from bondage, which counterpointed
1500-515: A part of Infinite Frontier , with Travis Moore serving as the initial artist. Their run would last up to issue 800 in June 2023, where it was then announced that the series would receive a new #1 as a part of the Dawn of DC relaunch. Tom King will serve as the writer and Daniel Sampere providing the art, with the first issue launching on September 6, 2023, and a short story in issue 800 that will set up
1600-516: A phase where she lost her superpowers and functioned solely as Diana Prince, a skilled but non-superhuman character. Her career evolved over time, with roles ranging from military intelligence to astronaut and staff member at the United Nations . During this era, Diana Prince engaged in high adventure similar to characters like Modesty Blaise . After the Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline,
1700-487: A revamp in Wonder Woman's appearance. Artist Milton Glaser , who also designed the "bullet" logo adopted by DC in 1977, created a stylized "WW" emblem that evoked and replaced the eagle in her bodice and debuted in 1982. The emblem in turn was incorporated by studio letterer Todd Klein onto the monthly title's logo, which lasted for a year and a half before being replaced by a version from Glaser's studio. The series
1800-410: A revised look with an ancient Greek motif, including a red cape and light armor fittings, such as pteruges and shin guards. Along with her lasso and bracelets, she now regularly utilizes her sword and shield. Wonder Woman: Rebirth artist Liam Sharp described the new armor as a utilitarian piece which allows her to move more freely. In 2018, DC Comics announced G. Willow Wilson as the new writer on
1900-601: A reward for saving someone; while conversely, the modern version of the character has been shown to perform lethal and fatal actions when left with no other alternative, exemplified in the killing of Maxwell Lord in order to save Superman's life. Brian Azzarello stated in an interview that the New 52 version of the character was being written as a very "confident", "impulsive" and "good-hearted" character in her. He referred to her trait of feeling compassion as both her strength and weakness. A distinctive trait of her characterization
2000-408: A robbery. The killers received life sentences, an outcome Stevenson thought fair. Stevenson said of the murder: "Because my grandfather was older, his murder seemed particularly cruel. But I came from a world where we valued redemption over revenge." As a child, Stevenson dealt with segregation and its legacy. He spent his first classroom years at a "colored" elementary school. By the time he entered
2100-535: A romantic interest. This role allowed her to be close to Trevor and aid him in his missions without revealing her true identity. In the Silver and Bronze Ages of comics, the Diana Prince persona was redefined. The earlier story of acquiring the identity from a real Diana Prince was omitted, and instead, Diana Prince was portrayed as working in military intelligence . During this period, Wonder Woman experienced
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#17327980063362200-581: A scholarship to Eastern University in St. Davids , Pennsylvania. On campus, he directed the campus gospel choir. Stevenson graduated with a B.A. degree in philosophy from Eastern in 1981. In 1985, Stevenson earned both a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School and an M.A. degree in Public Policy (MPP) from the John F. Kennedy School of Government , also at Harvard University. During law school, as part of
2300-582: A small town in southern Delaware . His father, Howard Carlton Stevenson Sr., had grown up in Milton, and his mother, Alice Gertrude (Golden) Stevenson, was born and grew up in Philadelphia . Her family had moved to the city from Virginia in the Great Migration of the early 20th century. Stevenson has two siblings: an older brother, Howard Jr. and a sister, Christy. Both parents commuted to
2400-647: A time travel mission back to the 1940s with Jay Garrick . After this mission, she elected to join the Justice Society of America and remained in that era for eight years, where her teammates nicknamed her "Polly". During that time she had a relationship with Ted Grant . Hippolyta also made visits into the past to see her godchild Lyta , daughter of Hippolyta's protege Helena, the Golden Age Fury. These visits happened yearly from young Lyta's perspective and also accounted for Hippolyta's participation in
2500-481: A wide audience on the Internet. Following his presentation, attendees at the conference contributed more than $ 1 million to fund a campaign run by Stevenson to end the practice of placing convicted children to serve sentences in adult jails and prisons. By April 2020, his talk had been viewed more than 6.5 million times. Stevenson has been a commencement speaker and received numerous honorary degrees, including from
2600-872: A wide range of controversial or moral issues, including abortion , the Holocaust , assisted suicide , race relations , eugenics , LGBT rights , fertility issues , religion, the death penalty , and school shootings . She has been described by Janet Maslin as "a solid, lively storyteller, even if she occasionally bogs down in lyrical turns of phrase." Picoult was born in Nesconset, New York , on Long Island in 1966. She has one younger brother. She graduated from Smithtown High School East in June 1983. She has described her family as "non-practicing Jewish". Picoult wrote her first story at age five, titled "The Lobster Which Misunderstood". Picoult's mother and grandmother were both teachers, and she says that their influence on her
2700-403: A worldly warrior, a highly compassionate and calm ambassador, and sometimes also as a naive and innocent person, depending on the writer. What has remained in constant existence, and is a mainstay of the character, is the dichotomy of her dominant force aspect and her nurturing humanity: her overwhelming belief in love, empathy, compassion, and having a strong conscience. The latter aspect had been
2800-480: Is Princess Diana of Themyscira . When blending into the society outside of her homeland, she sometimes adopts her civilian identity , Diana Prince . Wonder Woman's origin story (from Golden to Bronze Age ) relates that she was sculpted from clay by her mother, Queen Hippolyta , and was given a life as an Amazon , along with superhuman powers as gifts by the Greek gods. During the New 52 reboot which established
2900-459: Is a group of signature mythological exclamations, beginning with "Great Aphrodite!", followed by "Great Hera!", "Merciful Minerva!", and "Suffering Sappho!', some of which were contributed by Elizabeth Holloway Marston . Diana, after her death, was granted divinity as the Goddess of Truth by her gods for such faithful devotion. During her brief time as a god of Olympus , Diana was replaced in
3000-424: Is awarded a special uniform made by her mother for her new role as Wonder Woman and safely returns Steve Trevor to his home country. Coming to America for the first time, Wonder Woman comes upon a wailing army nurse who happens to look identical to her. Inquiring about her state, she finds that the nurse wanted to leave for South America with her fiancé but was unable due to shortage of money. As Wonder Woman needed
3100-423: Is based on the premise that the poet Emilia Lanier was the actual author of several works of William Shakespeare . Picoult says "I think that, back then, people in theatre knew that William Shakespeare was a catch-all name for a lot of different types of authors." and that Shakespeare could not have written proto-feminist characters. In 2016, Picoult joined the advisory board of VIDA: Women in Literary Arts ,
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3200-509: Is closely associated with the subsequent high rate of death sentences imposed in Alabama and other southern states, and to their disproportionate application to minority people. He further argues that this history influences the bias against minorities as expressed in disproportionately high mass incarceration rates for them across the country. The memorial opened in April 2018. Associated with
3300-433: Is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman. Marston was an outspoken feminist , polyamorist , and firm believer in the superiority of women. He described bondage and submission as a "respectable and noble practice". Marston wrote in a weakness for Wonder Woman, which was attached to a fictional stipulation that he dubbed "Aphrodite's Law", that made
3400-615: The Equal Justice Initiative . Based in Montgomery, Alabama , he has challenged bias against the poor and minorities in the criminal justice system, especially children. He has helped achieve United States Supreme Court decisions that prohibit sentencing children under 18 to death or to life imprisonment without parole. Stevenson was depicted in the 2019 legal drama film Just Mercy , based on his 2014 memoir Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption . In
3500-525: The Golden Age of comics , Diana Prince was a U.S. Army nurse during World War II. Wonder Woman adopted this identity after meeting the real Diana Prince, who needed money to join her fiancé in South America. In exchange for the funds, Wonder Woman received her credentials. As Diana Prince, she initially worked as a secretary in the military, particularly for Major Steve Trevor , with whom she had
3600-609: The New York Times Best Seller list. Often categorized as a chick-lit author, a somewhat derisive label, Picoult has claimed to accept a lack of critical acclaim in exchange for popularity: "I'm never going to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, not going to win a National Book Award, never even going to be nominated. What you trade for that is sales and readership. And I would rather reach more people. It would be very nice to not be unfairly accused of being
3700-484: The Wonder Woman comic book title. Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang were assigned writing and art duties respectively and revamped the character's history considerably. In this new continuity, Wonder Woman wears a costume similar to her original Marston costume (except with a red-black-silver color scheme rather than the classic red-blue-gold), utilizes a sword and shield, and has a completely new origin. No longer
3800-477: The Wonder Woman ongoing series. Wilson began her run in November, with the first story arc titled "The Just War." Steve Orlando took over from Wilson in 2020 with Mariko Tamaki taking over from him later in the year. 2020 also saw the Wonder Woman comics issues' numbering order restructured as DC's Doomsday Clock event united the current series to the original Golden Age as one continuous run. This meant
3900-567: The ideal love leader ; the kind of woman who he believed should run society. "Frankly, Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who, I believe, should rule the world", Marston wrote. In a 1943 issue 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
4000-438: The polygraph , struck upon an idea for a new kind of superhero, one who would triumph not with fists or firepower, but with love. "Fine," said Elizabeth. "But make her a woman." Marston introduced the idea to Gaines. Given the go-ahead, Marston developed Wonder Woman , whom he believed to be a model of that era's unconventional, liberated woman. Marston also drew inspiration from the bracelets worn by Olive Byrne , who lived with
4100-505: The " damsels in distress " trope that was common in comics during the 1940s. In the decades since her debut, Wonder Woman has gained a cast of enemies bent on destroying her, including classic villains such as Cheetah , Ares , Circe , Doctor Poison , Giganta , Blue Snowman , Doctor Cyber , along with more recent adversaries such as Veronica Cale and the First Born . Wonder Woman has also regularly appeared in comic books featuring
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4200-625: The 1960s, under writer Robert Kanigher , Wonder Woman's origin was revamped, along with other characters'. The new origin story increased the character's Hellenic and mythological roots: receiving the blessing of each deity in her crib, Diana is destined to become as "beautiful as Aphrodite , wise as Athena , strong as Hercules , and swift as Hermes ." At the end of the 1960s, under the guidance of Mike Sekowsky , Wonder Woman surrendered her powers in order to remain in Man's World rather than accompany her fellow Amazons to another dimension. Wonder Woman
4300-643: The 93rd Ware Lecture at the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association in New Orleans, Louisiana . Stevenson is featured in episode 45 of the podcast Criminal by Radiotopia from PRX . Host Phoebe Judge talked with Stevenson about his experiences during his 30 years spent working to get people off death row, and about his take on those deserving of mercy. On May 24, 2018, Stevenson delivered
4400-862: The Commencement address at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia . He became the second person to receive an honorary doctorate from the university, the other being Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee . On May 7, 2023, Stevenson delivered the Commencement address for the Ohio State University Class of 2023. On October 5, 2023, Stevenson spoke at the President's Leadership Forum held by Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington , where he received an honorary doctorate. In November 2018, Stevenson received
4500-537: The Commencement address for the Johns Hopkins University Class of 2018. On May 20, 2019, Stevenson delivered the Commencement address at the University of Pennsylvania . On May 21, 2021, Freedom, Justice, and Hope with Bryan Stevenson premiered on Jazz at Lincoln Center where he provided reflections on the American narrative of racism and performed pieces on the piano such as " Honeysuckle Rose ". On May 8, 2022, Stevenson delivered
4600-675: The JSA/JLA team ups. When she returned from the past, Hippolyta took Diana's place in the JLA as well. Following Wonder Woman's ascension to heaven and return to the living in Infinite Frontier , she officially gives her blessing for her mother Hippolyta and her Amazon sister Nubia to share the title of Wonder Woman, meaning there are now three Wonder Women in current continuity. In her debut in All Star Comics #8, Diana
4700-565: The Memorial is the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration , which also opened on April 26, 2018. Exhibits in the former slave warehouse include materials on lynching, racial segregation, and mass incarceration since the late 20th century. Stevenson articulates how the treatment of people of color under the criminal justice system is related to the history of slavery and later treatment of minorities in
4800-807: The New Hampshire Women's Day of Action and Unity in support of the Women's March on Washington . In March 2023, 20 of Picoult's books were removed from Florida's Martin County School District for review of potentially inappropriate content. According to Picoult, the complaint was made by a sole parent who characterized her books as "adult romance", which Picoult has refuted, saying: "What [the books] do have, however, are issues like racism, abortion rights, gun control, gay rights, and other topics that encourage kids to think for themselves." Picoult criticized Moms for Liberty for demanding
4900-699: The Queen of the Amazons Hippolyta , in order to determine who is the most worthy of all the women; Hippolyta charges the winner with the responsibility of delivering Captain Steve Trevor back to Man's World and to fight for justice. Hippolyta forbids Diana from entering the competition, but she takes part nonetheless, wearing a mask to conceal her identity. She wins the competition and reveals herself, surprising Hippolyta, who ultimately accepts, and must give in to, Diana's wish to go to Man's World. She then
5000-683: The Queen of the Amazons and the God of War, were in fact all an illusion created by a mysterious villain, and she had never once been back to Themyscira ever since she left, nor is she capable of returning there. The "Year One" story is presented as an all-new origin story for Diana, which reveals how she received her powers from the Olympian Gods, which was intended to bring her back to her classical DC roots. Wonder Woman appears in DC Rebirth with
5100-518: The South, where it has been disproportionately applied to minorities. A related museum, The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration , offers interpretations to show the connection between the post- Reconstruction period of lynchings to the high rate of incarceration and executions of people of color in the United States. Bryan A. Stevenson was born on November 14, 1959 in Milton ,
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#17327980063365200-523: The South. Stevenson wrote the critically acclaimed memoir Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption , published in 2014 by Spiegel & Grau . It was selected by Time magazine as one of the "10 Best Books of Nonfiction" for 2014, and was among The New York Times "100 Notable Books" for the year. It won the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and the 2015 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction. A film based on
5300-571: The age of 18. Stevenson worked to have the court's thinking about appropriate punishment broadened to related cases applying to children convicted under the age of 17. EJI mounted a litigation campaign to gain review of cases in which convicted children were sentenced to life-without-parole, including cases without homicide. In Miller v. Alabama (2012), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a landmark decision that mandatory sentences of life-without-parole for children 17 and under were unconstitutional; their decision has affected statutes in 29 states. In 2016,
5400-438: The area, took the ingrained racism in his stride, but his mother openly opposed the de facto segregation. In an interview in 2017, Stevenson recalled how his mother protested the day the black children from town lined up at the back door of the polio vaccination station to receive their shots, waiting hours while the white children went in first. Stevenson attended Cape Henlopen High School and graduated in 1978. He played on
5500-441: 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 be a woman: William Moulton Marston, a psychologist already famous for inventing
5600-570: The book, called Just Mercy , starring Michael B. Jordan as Stevenson with Stevenson himself executive-producing, premiered on September 6, 2019, at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released in theatres on December 25, 2019. Stevenson maintains an active public speaking schedule, in large part for fundraising for the work of EJI. His speech at TED2012 in Long Beach, California , brought him
5700-401: The chaining of her "Bracelets of Submission" together by a man take away her Amazonian super strength. The only hope for peace is to teach people who are full of pep and unbound force to enjoy being bound... only when the control of self by others is more pleasant than the unbound assertion of self in human relationships can we hope for a stable, peaceful human society. Initially, Wonder Woman
5800-661: The character's appearance. Wonder Woman appears in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character first appeared in All Star Comics #8 published October 21, 1941 with her first feature in Sensation Comics #1 in January 1942. The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously ever since. In her homeland, the island nation of Themyscira , her official title
5900-556: The character's voice for animated adaptations. Wonder Woman has been depicted in film and television by Linda Harrison , Cathy Lee Crosby , Lynda Carter , Megan Gale , Adrianne Palicki , and in the DC Extended Universe films by Gal Gadot . In an October 1940 interview with the Family Circle magazine, William Moulton Marston discussed the unfulfilled potential of the comic book medium. This article caught
6000-521: The choir. His later views were influenced by the strong faith of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, where churchgoers were celebrated for "standing up after having fallen down". These experiences informed his belief that "each person in our society is more than the worst thing they've ever done." When Stevenson was 16, his maternal grandfather, Clarence L. Golden, was stabbed to death in his Philadelphia home during
6100-574: The couple in a polyamorous relationship. Wonder Woman debuted in All Star Comics #8 ( cover date Dec/Jan 1941/1942, released in October 1941), scripted by Marston. Marston was the creator of a systolic-blood-pressure-measuring apparatus, which was crucial to the development of the polygraph ( lie detector ). Marston's experience with polygraphs convinced him that women were more honest than men in certain situations and could work more efficiently. Marston designed Wonder Woman to be an allegory for
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#17327980063366200-530: The court ruled in Montgomery v. Louisiana that this decision had to be applied retroactively, potentially affecting the sentences of 2300 people nationwide who had been sentenced to life while still children. As of 2022, the EJI has saved over 130 people from the death penalty. In addition, it has represented poor people, defended people on appeal, overturned wrongful convictions, and worked to alleviate bias in
6300-477: The criminal justice system. The EJI offices are near the landing at the Alabama River where slaves were unloaded in the domestic slave trade; an equal distance away is Court Square, "one of the largest slave auction sites in the country." Stevenson has noted that in downtown Montgomery, there were "dozens" of historic markers and numerous monuments related to Confederate history, but nothing acknowledging
6400-448: The dead, Diana went to Paradise Island and used her and Steve's essences and formed a child from clay. Diana called upon Hyppolyta to bring life to the child, in the same way that Aphrodite had done for Hyppolyta when she brought Diana to life. Diana Prince is the civilian identity of Wonder Woman, first appearing in Sensation Comics #1 in January 1942. This cover identity allows Wonder Woman to operate in human society undetected. In
6500-630: The early 1970s the character returned to her superhero roots in the Justice League of America and to the World War II era in her own title. This, however, was ultimately due to the popularity of the TV series at the time also having Wonder Woman set in the WWII era, and was shifted back to the 1970s era once the TV show did the same. With a new decade arriving, DC president Jenette Kahn ordered
6600-562: The end of the event, Diana and the other heroes regain their powers. This run notably retcons Zeus's parentage of Diana and restores the origin of Diana's birth from clay as her canon backstory. It is fully restored when the Sovereign reveals that he killed Steve Trevor and reveals that Steve is in fact Elizabeth's father, though not in a traditional sense. After the Sovereign killed Steve Trevor in order to break Diana, he reveals that after Diana unsuccessfully attempted to bring Steve back from
6700-680: The events of King's run, Diana also takes part in the DC-wide Absolute Power event as she and other heroes face off against Amanda Waller after their powers are stolen from them by Waller. Diana teams up with Damian Wayne, whom she bonds with over the way that they feel that struggle to live up to the legacies of their parents, with Diana relating to how Damian views his father through the way she aspires to live up to her mother Hyppolyta. Damian and Diana also meet with Steve Trevor during their mission, who assists Diana and Damian on their mission and reconnects with Diana romantically. At
6800-614: The following institutions: University of Delaware , 2016, honorary Doctor of Laws degree; Williams College , 2016, honorary doctorate; Loyola University Chicago , Stritch School of Medicine , 2011, Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa ; College of the Holy Cross , 2015; Wesleyan University , 2016, honorary degree; University of Mississippi , 2017s fall convocation; Northeastern University , fall 2017 convocation; Emory University , spring 2020 commencement and honorary doctor of laws degree. In June 2017, Stevenson delivered
6900-664: The group gained state approval for the three markers in 2013, and these have been installed in Montgomery. Stevenson acquired six acres of former public housing land in Montgomery for the development of a new project, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice , to commemorate the nearly 4,000 persons who were lynched in the South from 1877 to 1950. Numerous lynchings were conducted openly in front of mobs and crowds in county courthouse squares. Stevenson has argued that this history of extrajudicial lynchings by white mobs
7000-547: The history of Wonder Woman and Diana Prince was rebooted. The Diana Prince identity was initially not revived, and Wonder Woman was known simply as Diana of Themyscira. However, for undercover operations, she occasionally used the alias Diane Prince. Following a period of exile due to controversial actions, Wonder Woman fully adopted the Diana Prince identity again, working as an agent for the Department of Metahuman Affairs. This role helped her reconnect with humanity and provided
7100-566: The history of slavery, on which the wealth of the South was based and for which it fought the Civil War . He proposed to the state and provided documentation to three slavery sites with historic markers; the Alabama Department of Archives and History told him that it did not want to "sponsor the markers given the potential for controversy." Stevenson worked with an African-American history group to gain sponsorship for this project;
7200-578: The inaugural Writers Council of the National Writing Project in 2013, an organization which recognizes the "universality of writing as a communicative tool and helps teachers enhance student writing". This inaugural group consisted of 30 published authors. She was a spokesperson for Positive Tracks, which helps young people to fundraise through athletics. In 2010, Picoult led the 5th Annual Children's Hospital at Dartmouth Hero Half Marathon & Relay 5K Walk around Occom Pond and through
7300-553: The inclusion of Just Mercy, a memoir by civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson . Picoult described Nelson's views as "sinister" and "demeaning to women", and encouraged her followers on Twitter to "fight the patriarchy" in response to Nelson's comments. When the story was reported in Jezebel , The Guardian , The Washington Post , and Slate , Picoult posted an apology on Twitter, noting that her remarks had resulted in harassment and bullying of Nelson. Her 2024 novel By Any Other Name
7400-437: The main enemy of Wonder Woman. In this run, Wonder Woman wears a new costume designed by Jim Lee. Straczynski determined the plot and continued writing duties until Wonder Woman #605; writer Phil Hester then continued his run, which ultimately concluded in Wonder Woman #614. In 2011's The New 52 , DC Comics relaunched its entire line of publications to attract a new generation of readers, and thus released volume 4 of
7500-442: The memoir, he recounted his work with Walter McMillian , who had been unjustly convicted and sentenced to death. Stevenson initiated the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, which honors the names of each of more than 4,000 African Americans lynched in the twelve states of the South from 1877 to 1950. He argues that the history of slavery and lynchings has influenced the subsequent high rate of death sentences in
7600-420: The new fifth volume of Wonder Woman was released semi-monthly with writer Greg Rucka . This fifth volume of Wonder Woman is part of the "DC Universe", the current continuity established after Rebirth. Initially, the new series does not use a regular storyline that exists between each issue; instead two separate storylines share the book, with an installment of one story published every other issue, and those of
7700-436: The next issue was #750 despite the previous issue being numbered only #83 . To celebrate, the issue was extra length and collected a variety of short stories celebrating the character of Wonder Woman with previous writers such as Phil Jimenez , Gail Simone and Greg Rucka returning. In early 2021, it was announced that Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad would serve as the writers of Wonder Woman starting with issue 770 as
7800-511: The northern part of the state for work, with Howard Sr., working at a General Foods processing plant as a laboratory technician and Alice as an equal opportunity officer at Dover Air Force Base . She particularly emphasized the importance of education to her children. Stevenson's family attended the Prospect African Methodist Episcopal Church , where as a child, Stevenson played piano and sang in
7900-400: The other storyline published in between those. This practice began with the storyline "The Lies", for the odd numbered issues, and "Year One", for the even numbered issues. The new storyline as presented in these issues effectively retcons the events from the previous New 52 series. "The Lies" storyline reveals that numerous events from the previous Wonder Woman series, in which Diana was made
8000-424: The outside world. Pérez incorporated a variety of deities and concepts from Greek mythology in Wonder Woman's stories and origin. His rendition of the character acted as the foundation for the modern Wonder Woman stories, as he expanded upon the widely accepted origin of Diana being birthed out of clay. The relaunch was a critical and commercial success. In August 2010 (issue #600), J. Michael Straczynski took over
8100-542: The reason for her induction into the Star Sapphires . Writer Gail Simone was applauded for her portrayal of Wonder Woman during her run on the series, with comic book reviewer Dan Phillips of IGN noting that "she's molded Diana into a very relatable and sympathetic character." In the Golden Age, Wonder Woman adhered to an Amazon code of helping any in need, even misogynistic people, and never accepting
8200-411: The release of the film of the same name ). Wonder Woman has been featured in various media, from radio to television and film, and appears in merchandise sold worldwide, such as apparel, toys, dolls, jewelry, and video games. Shannon Farnon , Susan Eisenberg , Maggie Q , Lucy Lawless , Keri Russell , Rosario Dawson , Cobie Smulders , Rachel Kimsey , and Stana Katic , among others, have provided
8300-666: The removal of her books. During the summer of 2023, an Iowa law banning books with sex acts from school libraries was applied by the Urbandale Community School District to include Nineteen Minutes as part of a list of 374 books being considered for removal. Picoult has been married, since 1989, to Timothy Warren van Leer, whom she met in college. They reside in Hanover, New Hampshire , with their three children. Picoult has published two books with her daughter Samantha. "It's always great fun to bring
8400-543: The role of Wonder Woman by her mother, Queen Hippolyta . Unlike Diana receiving the title of Wonder Woman in honor, Hippolyta's role as Wonder Woman was meant to be a punishment for her betrayal in Artemis' death as well as for unintentionally killing her own daughter. John Byrne, the writer that introduced the concept of Hippolyta as the first Wonder Woman, has explained his intentions in a post in his message board: I thought George's one "mistake" in rebooting Wonder Woman
8500-399: The second grade, his school was formally desegregated, but the old rules from segregation still applied. Black kids played separately from white kids, and at the doctor's or dentist's office, black kids and their parents continued to use the back door, while whites entered through the front. Pools and other community facilities were informally segregated. Stevenson's father, having grown up in
8600-421: The series by introducing Diana's future daughter Elizabeth / Trinity. Much of the events of King and Sampere's run are relayed at some in the future to Diana's daughter along with Batman's son Damian Wayne and Superman's son Jon Kent , both of whom have succeeded their parents in their respective mantles, by the imprisoned villain Sovereign, who Trinity seeks out to learn information about her father. During
8700-590: The series' writing duties and introduced Wonder Woman to an alternate timeline created by the Gods in which Paradise Island had been destroyed and the Amazons scattered around the world. In this timeline, Diana is an orphan raised in New York. The entire world has forgotten Wonder Woman's existence and the main story of this run was of Diana trying to restore reality even though she does not properly remember it herself. A trio of Death Goddesses called The Morrigan acted as
8800-408: The soccer and baseball teams. He also served as president of the student body and won American Legion public speaking contests. His brother, Howard, takes some credit for helping hone Stevenson's rhetorical skills: "We argued the way brothers argue, but these were serious arguments, inspired I guess by our mother and the circumstances of our family growing up." Stevenson earned straight As and won
8900-478: The superhero teams Justice Society (1941) and Justice League (1960). The character is an archetypical figure in popular culture recognized worldwide, partly due to being widely adapted into television, film, animation, merchandise, and toys. October 21 is Wonder Woman Day, commemorating the release of her first appearance in All-Star Comics #8 (except 2017, which held the day on June 3 to tie in with
9000-1012: The town of Hanover, New Hampshire . She is a member of the Advisory Committee for the New Hampshire Coalition Against the Death Penalty, an organization that successfully sought to end the death penalty in the state of New Hampshire through outreach, education and advocacy. She was the co-founder, with Marjorie Rose, of the Trumbull Hall Troupe in 2004 as a means of providing children with a fun, educational theatre experience. Children from grade 6 through grade 12 audition to be in an original musical written by Picoult and composer Ellen Wilber. The proceeds are donated to local charities. The organization's contributions since its founding have exceeded $ 120,000. On January 21, 2017, Picoult spoke at
9100-472: Was a member of a tribe of women called the Amazons , native to Paradise Island – a secluded island set in the middle of a vast ocean. Captain Steve Trevor 's plane crashes on the island and he is found alive but unconscious by Diana and fellow Amazon, and friend, Mala. Diana has him nursed back to health and falls in love with him. A competition is held amongst all the Amazons by Diana's mother,
9200-497: Was able to discredit every element of the prosecution's initial case, which led to McMillian being exonerated and released from jail in 1993. Stevenson has been particularly concerned about overly harsh sentencing of persons convicted of crimes committed as children, under the age of 18. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roper v. Simmons that the death penalty was unconstitutional for persons convicted of crimes committed under
9300-495: Was always Diana Prince and opens a mod boutique. She acquires a Chinese mentor named I Ching , who teaches Diana martial arts and weapons skills. Using her fighting skill instead of her powers, Diana engaged in adventures that encompassed a variety of genres, from espionage to mythology. This phase of her story was directly influenced by the British spy thriller The Avengers and Diana Rigg 's portrayal of Emma Peel . In
9400-508: Was an Amazon champion who wins the right to return Steve Trevor – a United States intelligence officer whose plane had crashed on the Amazons' isolated island homeland – to "Man's World" and to fight crime and the evil of the Nazis . During this period, Wonder Woman joined the Justice Society of America as the team's secretary. During the Silver Age of
9500-492: Was assigned to Alabama. In 1989 he was appointed to run the Alabama operation, a resource center and death-penalty defense organization that was funded by Congress. He had a center in Montgomery , the state capital. When the United States Congress eliminated funding for death-penalty defense, Stevenson converted the center and founded the non-profit Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery. In 1995, he
9600-502: Was awarded a MacArthur Grant and put all the money toward supporting the center. He guaranteed a defense of anyone in Alabama sentenced to the death penalty, as it was the only state that did not provide legal assistance to people on death row. It also has the highest per capita rate of death penalty sentencing. One of EJI's first cases was the post-conviction appeal of Walter McMillian, who had been confined to death row before being convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Stevenson
9700-402: Was canceled with issue #329 (February 1986) written by Gerry Conway, depicting Steve Trevor's marriage to Wonder Woman. Following the 1985 Crisis on Infinite Earths series, George Pérez , Len Wein , and Greg Potter rewrote the character's origin story, depicting Wonder Woman as an emissary and ambassador from Themyscira to Patriarch's World, charged with the mission of bringing peace to
9800-514: Was making her only 25 years old when she left Paradise Island. I preferred the idea of a Diana who was thousands of years old (as, if I recall correctly, she was in the TV series). From that angle, I would have liked to have seen Diana having been Wonder Woman in WW2, and be returning to our world in the reboot. Not having that option, I took the next best course, and had Hippolyta fill that role. As Wonder Woman, Queen Hippolyta immediately got involved in
9900-576: Was released on March 28, 2007, and her last was issue number 10, released on June 27, 2007. Nineteen Minutes , Picoult's novel about the aftermath of a school shooting in a small town, published on March 9, 2007, was her first book to debut at number 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list . Her book Change of Heart , published on March 4, 2008, was her second novel to debut at number 1 on that list. Handle with Care in 2009 and House Rules in 2010 also reached number 1 on
10000-545: Was very important. Picoult studied creative writing at Princeton University with Mary Morris , and graduated in 1987 with an A.B. in English after completing a 320-page-long senior thesis titled "Developments." She published two short stories in Seventeen magazine while still in college. Immediately after graduation, she began a variety of jobs, ranging from editing textbooks to teaching eighth-grade English. She earned
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