How Marvel Failed Black Widow (and Women in the MCU)
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
This is a part of the series of articles on Deconstructing the Girlboss Trope in Women-Lead Movies. Find Part 1: “Wonder Woman 1984” and Part 2: “Promising Young Woman” here. Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, was introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in Iron Man 2 in 2010. Since then, Scarlett Johansson’s character continued
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