Elizabeth Holloway Marston

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Elizabeth Holloway Marston (1893 - 1993) was the co-creator of the comic book character, Wonder Woman with her husband, William Moulton Marston.

Known prior to her marriage as Sadie Holloway, she received her B.A. in psychology from Mount Holyoke College in 1915, LL.B from the Boston University School of Law in 1918, and M.A. in psychology from Radcliffe College in 1921. She lectured at American and New York Universities and was an editor at the Encyclopedia Britannica.

She developed the character of Wonder Woman with her husband, and served as the partial model for her. Further inspiration was found in Olive Byrne, who lived with the couple in a polyamorous relationship. William and Elizabeth had two children together, and William and Olive had two more children who were formally adopted by William and Elizabeth. After William's death, the two women continued to raise the four children and live together until Olive's death in the 1980s. Elizabeth continued to receive royalties from "Wonder Woman" after her husband's death.