Batwoman is a
superheroine appearing in
American comic books published by
DC Comics. In all incarnations, the character is a wealthy heiress who becomes inspired by the superhero
Batman and chooses, like him, to put her wealth and resources towards a war on crime as a masked vigilante in her home of
Gotham City. The identity of Batwoman is shared by two heroines in mainstream DC publications; both women are named
Katherine Kane, with the original Batwoman commonly referred to by her nickname Kathy and the modern incarnation going by the name Kate.