The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of

The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines

Comic book superheroines bend steel, travel across time and space, and wield the awesome forces of nature. These mighty females do everything that male superheroes do. But they have to work their wonders in skirts and high heels. The Supergirls, a cultural history of comic book heroines, asks whether their world of fantasy is that different from our own. Are the stories of Wonder Woman's search for an identity, Batwoman and Power Girl's battle for equality, and Manhunter's juggling of a crime fighting career and motherhood also an alternative saga of modern American women?

The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines