FEMMES FORMIDABLES
a DIACHRONIC study of the IMAGE of the POWERFUL FEMALE in POPULAR (and maybe other) CULTURES
Monday, January 30, 2012
YEAR 1936: COUNTESS ZALESKA
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While 1934 is a rich year and 1935 is just okay, 1936 really drops the ball, as I found no significant femmes formidables for this year ...
Monday, January 23, 2012
YEAR 1935: THE FLAME
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1935 isn't nearly as rich in femmes formidables as 1934, and my choice for this entry-- "the Flame"-- feels derivative...
Saturday, January 21, 2012
YEAR 1934: THE DRAGON LADY
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My notes for years previous to this only show about three or four significant femmes formidables a year up to this point. However, for s...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
YEAR 1933: QUEEN NEMONE
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Edgar Rice Burroughs didn’t show a lot of interest in creating femmes formidables, but QUEEN NEMONE, Tarzan’s main opponent in the nove...
YEAR 1932: LARCENY LU
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This year DICK TRACY did its bit for equal-opportunity villainy with the appearance of his first major female foe, LARCENY LU (seen ab...
Saturday, January 7, 2012
YEAR 1931: FAH LO SUEE
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I've assigned the character of Fah Lo Suee to her first named appearance in 1931's DAUGHTER OF FU MANCHU, but it's something...
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
YEAR 1930: ARDALA VALMAR
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In the Philip Nowlan novel on which the "Buck Rogers" comic strip was based, there are no characters comparable to either Kille...
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