- For other versions of Zandt, see Silhouette (disambiguation).
Ursula Zandt, also known as The Silhouette, was the first female costumed adventurer and a former member of the Minutemen.
Biography[]
In 1945, following the end of World War II, Ursula Zandt publicly kissed a female nurse, whom she entered a relationship with. Later, the nurse was Zandt's guest at a party to celebate the first Silk Spectre's retirement from the Minutemen.
When their sexual relationship was made public, Silhouette was expelled from the Minutemen. They were later brutally murdered in a homophobic attack. The two women were found in a morbid, bloody embrace, and the words "Lesbian Whores" were written on the wall in their blood.[1]
Trivia[]
In the opening credits of the 2009 movie, Silhouette is shown kissing the nurse and being photographed in the act during the Victory over Japan Day ("V-J Day") celebrations in New York City's Times Square on August 14, 1945. This is based on a famous photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt of a male U.S. Navy sailor embracing a white-clad female dental assistant.
References[]
NYPD incident report for the murder of Ursula Zandt (AKA The Silhouette) and her lover, Gretchen – November 12th 1946.