- 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. She and her lover 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.