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Olive Byrne | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mary Olive Byrne[1] February 19, 1904 Steuben County, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 1990 (aged 86)[2] Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Other names | Olive Richard (pen name) Dotsie |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Involvement in the creation of Wonder Woman |
| Partner(s) | William Moulton Marston Elizabeth Holloway Marston |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Ethel Byrne (mother) Jack Byrne (father) |
| Relatives | Margaret Sanger (aunt) |
Mary Olive Byrne (/bɜːrn/), known professionally as Olive Richard (February 19, 1904 – May 19, 1990),[3] was the polyamorous domestic partner[4][5] of William Moulton Marston and Elizabeth Holloway Marston. She has been credited as an inspiration for the comic book character Wonder Woman.
Byrne was the daughter of Ethel Byrne, the Progressive Era activist who opened the first birth-control clinic in the United States with her sister Margaret Sanger.[3]
- ^ "Ancestry Library Edition". Search.ancestrylibrary.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Obituaries". Tampa Bay Times. 22 May 1990. Retrieved 2 September 2020. (“RICHARD, OLIVE BYRNE, 86, of Tampa, died Saturday (May 19, 1990) at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born in Corning, N.Y.”...)
- ^ a b Lepore, Jill (October 2014). "The Surprising Origin Story of Wonder Woman". Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- ^ Berlatsky, Noah (18 October 2014). "The Free-Love Experiment That Created Wonder Woman". The Atlantic.
…the Marstons had a polyamorous relationship…
- ^ Gibbs, Constance (18 July 2017). "Wonder Woman creator's polyamorous relationship the focus of new biopic trailer". New York Daily News.
The film explores the polyamorous and radically sexual relationship Marston, Elizabeth and Byrne shared until his death in 1947.