profeminist:“Fantastic picture of Wonder Woman stunt double Jeannie Epper with Wonder Woman actress
profeminist:“Fantastic picture of Wonder Woman stunt double Jeannie Epper with Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter in 1976. Epper was a trailblazer for women in the stunt industry; as Carter explained, “even in the late ‘70s, it wasn’t uncommon for men to double women for sequences that involved the kinds of things we did [on Wonder Woman].”Since performing her first professional stunt at age 9 riding a horse bareback down a cliff, Epper has loved her work: “There’s not any one thing I can say about why I love it. It’s not for the paycheck. It empowers me. It gives me a sense of great accomplishment and control. As a woman, when you pull off something that only men do, it raises respect for all women.”To learn more about Jeannie Epper’s story, as well as that of another famous stuntwoman, Zoe Bell, the stunt double for Lucy Lawless in the Xena series, check out the excellent documentary film “Double Dare” at http://amzn.to/1upuI68 If you or your Mighty Girl is a Wonder Woman fan, check out A Mighty Girl’s “Wonder Woman Collection” of books, toys, t-shirts, and costumes at http://www.amightygirl.com/character-collection/superhero-characters/wonder-womanFor more empowering depictions of strong and courageous female superheroes like Batgirl, Supergirl, Buffy, Black Widow, and others, visit A Mighty Girl’s “Superhero Collection” at http://www.amightygirl.com/character-collection/superhero-characters“As seen on the A Mighty Girl Facebook page -- source link
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