0 a woman who has greater strength, ability, intelligence, etc. than other women:
Introspection became allied to elitism in the debates around who could qualify as a superwoman.
This is perhaps because, for many feminist theorists, ' superwoman ' connotes an elitist, narrow ideal that seems out of keeping with feminist principles.
The emphasis was on women's own power to bring on the age of the superman or superwoman.
This belief was widespread, even though only a minority chose the language of the ' superwoman ' to elaborate it.
In this context, the superwoman could stand in as a potential subject for feminist aspirations.
But in broader usage, the concept of the superwoman seems relatively race-neutral.
Uses of the term ' superwoman ' have seldom received attention from historians.
This article will examine the idea of a ' superwoman ' both as a concept in its own right and through the related concepts of the genius and the superman.
