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Forgotten Women of Genre: Dorothy Woolfolk Strong Female Characters

    • Society & Culture

As an editor at DC, Dorothy Woolfolk faced relentless criticism and misogyny, her impact diminished and dismissed at every turn by the men annoyed and threatened by her, but she's more than a footnote or cautionary tale of harassment — in fact, Woolfolk brought Kryptonite to the Superman comics.

As an editor at DC, Dorothy Woolfolk faced relentless criticism and misogyny, her impact diminished and dismissed at every turn by the men annoyed and threatened by her, but she's more than a footnote or cautionary tale of harassment — in fact, Woolfolk brought Kryptonite to the Superman comics.

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