Does it pass the Bechdel Test? No.
Power Structures enforcing masculinity and femininity
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Masculinity
- Howard when he’s helping Peggy hold the rope back, “Peg I need you to know I’m not having any unsavory thoughts about you right now… oh wait there’s one” (paraphrasing)
- Peggy stokes the scientists’ (Stark, Wilkes, Samberly) egos so that they will actually work together instead of fighting about who is better
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Femininity
- Jack doesn’t think that Peggy has it in her to shoot him
- Peggy makes Jack get the food order
Peggy Carter’s characteristics on the Bem Sex-Role Inventory
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Masculine
- Leader, ambitious, assertive, independent, strong personality, willing to take a stand/risks
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Feminine
- Compassionate, loyal, sympathetic, understanding
Shared by: Abby Kramer
Image Credit: Agent Carter, Season 2 Episode 10