Your Turn: Wonder Woman

From the Wonder Woman comic books, created by William Moulton Marston
Nominated by Rosalie Rippey

The stars in my eyes were the reflection from Linda Carter's dance pants.

As a little girl of the 1970s, I aspired to be Wonder Woman. With bullet-deflecting bracelets and a golden lasso of truth she fought crime, defused bombs, and rescued imperiled civilians. With a graceful spin, she transformed from a prim secretary in glasses and tight bun into an Amazon queen, champion of humanity.

Wonder Woman is a fantasy dreamed up by comic book authors, bending men to her will without threatening their masculinity. Not an ideal feminist symbol -- yet I still long to be Wonder Woman. To have a career, change the world, and keep my hair oh so shiny.

I may not wear a gold lame brassiere or a tiara that doubles as boomerang, but on my best days I stay cool under pressure. I channel my inner Wonder Woman when I get the kids to daycare, put in a full day's work, get dinner on the table and get the kids to bed.

And let's face it, I can be pretty sexy when I let my hair fall down and the glasses come off.

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