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I have a new hero to add to my list. She’s a pilot. She’s a Captain. She has worked her butt off to reach her goals. She has fought against the patriarchy and won. AND she has inspired women to fight against injustice.
Meet Captain Deborah Lawrie, AM. Real-life Captain Marvel (minus the sparkly fists).
Last week, I was invited to check out the latest addition to Madame Tussaud’s Sydney-Captain Marvel. It opens in Sydney in time for the Summer School Holidays, following on from a very popular display in London and New York. Captain Marvel joins Wolverine, Spider-Man, and Iron Man in the ever-growing Marvel section of Madame Tussaud’s Sydney.
I am already a huge fan of the movie Captain Marvel ( see my review/commentary here), and I am a fan of the comics, especially the recent story written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Christopher Sebela, Dexter Soy, Emma Rios, and Felipe Andrade. I haven’t yet introduced our 6-year-old daughter to the movie but she is already a fan of the character and all she represents.
As part of the welcome celebrations, the team at Madame Tussaud’s Sydney shared the story of Australia’s very own Captain Marvel: Captain Deborah Lawrie. Now, Lawrie is not a fantastically powered super-hero but she has all of the amazing characteristics and tributes of Carol…
