Wonder Women of History is a feature that ran in Wonder Woman comics and Sensation Comics from 1942 to 1954. Ranging from one to five pages, each entry tells the story of real women who made a mark on history.
The concept was created by Alice Marble, the book's associate editor, who wrote them until at least issue #17 when she stopped receiving credit. They are told in comic panel form from Wonder Woman's perspective (signed at the end by Diana Prince).
The final original entry appeared in issue #66, after which time it was replaced by features centered around beauty tips or advice on how to get married such as "Curious Courtships" and "Marriage à la Mode". On occasion, the material strayed from the superficial replacement and took a focus once again on the achievements of women for columns such as "Women in the Air" and "Women of Distinction". These back-ups disappeared entirely by the early 1960s.
With few exceptions, virtually none of the collected editions of Wonder Woman comics included reprints of Wonder Women of History. As such, they have not been commercially available since their first publication.
Appearances
Wonder Woman v1
- Wonder Woman #1
- Florence Nightingale
- Wonder Woman #2
- Clara Barton
- Wonder Woman #3
- Edith Cavell
- Wonder Woman #4
- Lillian D. Wald
- Wonder Woman #5
- Susan B. Anthony
- Wonder Woman #6
- Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
- Wonder Woman #7
- Joan of Arc
- Wonder Woman #8
- Sister Elizabeth Kenny
- Wonder Woman #9
- Jane Addams of Hull House
- Wonder Woman #10
- Juliette Low
- Wonder Woman #11
- Julia Ward Howe
- Wonder Woman #12
- Helen Keller
- Wonder Woman #13
- Sojourner Truth
- Wonder Woman #14
- Abigail Adams
- Wonder Woman #15
- Evangeline Booth
- Wonder Woman #16
- Madame Marie Curie
- Wonder Woman #17
- Emma Willard
- Wonder Woman #18
- Hannah Adams
- Wonder Woman #19
- Elizabeth Blackwell
- Wonder Woman #20
- Lucretia Mott
- Wonder Woman #21
- Annie Oakley
- Wonder Woman #22
- Sarah Bernhardt
- Wonder Woman #23
- Amelia Earhart
- Wonder Woman #24
- Maria Mitchell
- Wonder Woman #25
- Dolly Madison
- Wonder Woman #26
- Carrie Chapman Catt
- Wonder Woman #27
- Sacajawea
- Wonder Woman #28
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Wonder Woman #29
- Dorothea Lynde Dix
- Wonder Woman #30
- Nellie Bly
- Wonder Woman #31
- Jenny Lind
- Wonder Woman #33
- Annie Jump Cannon
- Wonder Woman #34
- Alice Freeman Palmer
- Wonder Woman #35
- Fanny Burney
- Wonder Woman #37
- Bethenia Owens
- Wonder Woman #38
- Hannah More
- Wonder Woman #39
- Mumtaz Mahal
- Wonder Woman #40
- Margrete
- Wonder Woman #41
- Vinnie Ream Hoxie
- Wonder Woman #43
- Myra Colby Bradwell
- Wonder Woman #45
- Helene Kottauer
- Wonder Woman #46
- Harriet Quimby
- Wonder Woman #47
- Lady Hestor Stanhope
- Wonder Woman #48
- Anne Dacier
- Wonder Woman #49
- Emilja Plater
- Wonder Woman #50
- Ellen Swallow Richards
- Wonder Woman #51
- Caroline Herschel
- Wonder Woman #52
- Emma Cons
- Wonder Woman #53
- Martha G. Kimball
- Wonder Woman #55
- Mary Kingsbury Simkhovitch
- Wonder Woman #56
- Sarah Josepha Hale
- Wonder Woman #57
- Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska
- Wonder Woman #65
- Florence Rena Sabin
- Wonder Woman #66
- Gail Laughlin
- Wonder Woman #191
- Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska (reprint from #57)
Sensation Comics
- Sensation Comics #40
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Sensation Comics #72
- Louisa May Alcott
- Sensation Comics #74
- Mary Lyon
- Sensation Comics #75
- Rosa Bonheur
- Sensation Comics #76
- Margaret Brent
- Sensation Comics #78
- Mary E. Walker
- Sensation Comics #83
- Ellen H. Richards
- Sensation Comics #84
- Selma Lagerlöf
- Sensation Comics #85
- Anna Pavlova
- Sensation Comics #86
- Kathleen Blake Coleman
- Sensation Comics #87
- Elisabet Ney
- Sensation Comics #88
- Ernestine Schumann-Heink
- Sensation Comics #89
- Charlotte Cushman
- Sensation Comics #92
- Christine De Pisan
- Sensation Comics #93
- Sarah Josepha Hale
Honorable Mentions
- Wonder Woman #73
- Women in the Air
- Wonder Woman #76
- Ladies of the Theater
- Wonder Woman #77
- Women in Sports
- Wonder Woman #78
- Women Warriors
- Wonder Woman #79
- The First Co-Eds
- Wonder Woman #81
- Women of Distinction! — Hannah Adams
- Wonder Woman #83
- Volunteer Women Workers
- Wonder Woman #87
- Women of Courage
- Wonder Woman #88
- Indian Woman Chief
- Wonder Woman #89
- Fabulous Females
- Wonder Woman #91
- The Gallantry of Rebecca Motte
- Wonder Woman #92
- The Female Robinson Crusoe
- Wonder Woman #93
- Women in White
- Wonder Woman #94
- Schoolroom Adventuress
- Wonder Woman #95
- Woman Steeplejack
- Wonder Woman #96
- It's a Woman's World
- Wonder Woman #97
- Modern Women of Ancient Times
- Wonder Woman #98
- A Message from Sally Townsend
- Wonder Woman #101
- Samson in Skirts
- Wonder Woman #102
- Health Heroine
- Wonder Woman #103
- Women of the Wigwams
- Wonder Woman #104
- Women on Wheels
- Wonder Woman #105
- Midnight Ride of Betsy Dowdy
- Wonder Woman #106
- Woman-of-All-Work
- Wonder Woman #108
- The Fighting Queen
- Wonder Woman #109
- Circulation Promotion Stunts — Nellie Bly
- Wonder Woman #110
- The Women Who Won the West
- Wonder Woman #111
- Women Who Changed History
- Wonder Woman #113
- Women with War Wings
- Wonder Woman #114
- Pre-Historic Women
- Wonder Woman #115
- Maids of the Manor
- Wonder Woman #120
- Our American Heritage — Emma Lazarus and Harriet Tubman
- Wonder Woman #126
- Women of Distinction! — Hannah Adams (reprint from #81)