Why is the Red Room all female?

It's a multi-faceted reason. Traditionally, the Red Room operatives were trained from childhood to be spies and assassins. Well first there's the allure of the beautiful woman -- they have the option to use their charms to gain access and influence by becoming the lovers and companions of their targets.
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Why does the Red Room train girls?

Black Widow Ops Program

Morgan, the Red Room recruits 28 orphan girls to become undetectable deep-cover agents to infiltrate China and the West. Professor Grigor Chelintsov uses psychotechnics to imprint them with fabricated memories. making them believe they were trained in ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre.
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Why did Dreykov choose girls?

General Dreykov (Russian: Дрейков) was a high-ranking officer in the Soviet Armed Forces, and the overseer for the Red Room, where he would select young girls to be trained to become Black Widows.
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Is the Red Room in Agent Carter?

The Red Room's Black Widow training scenes, featuring a young Dottie Underwood, as shown in Marvel's Agent Carter. I love these scenes.
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Is the Red Room related to Hydra?

Zola, unsurprisingly, took an interest in Fennhoff's hypnotic methods and began working with the Soviet agent. Fennhoff hasn't appeared in the MCU since Agent Carter, but his partnership with Zola brought Hydra and the Red Room's predecessor together, thanks to a common enemy.
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Is the 10 rings Hydra?

Even older than Hydra, however, is the Ten Rings. As was explained in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Wenwu led the organization for over 1000 years, achieving this feat with the power and immortality granted to him via ten otherworldly rings he controlled.
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How old was Natasha when she joined the Red Room?

She first appears in Iron Man 2, when she's (supposedly) 26 years old, and already an established S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. This would require all of Natasha's Red Room spy backstory to happen before her early twenties.
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Is Leviathan related to the Red Room?

I think the broad answer is yes. Leviathan and the Red Room program were both created in the interest of the Soviet Union. With the former focusing on deep science and espionage and the latter brainwashing and training assassins. Dottie Underwood went through the Red Room Program but was also associated with Leviathan.
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Why was Natasha sent to the Red Room?

Alexei returns to the role of the Red Guardian, the Soviet Union's response to Captain America, and the two girls, Natasha and Yelena, are sent to the infamous red room to establish themselves as assassin "widows."
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Who created the Red Room?

In Marvel Comics the Red Room Academy was founded by Department X, a program within the KGB. One notable member of Department X is Vasily Karpov, Alexei's adoptive father. It's likely Department X and the Red Room Academy will be combined in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for simplicity's sake.
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Is Black Widow feminist?

Another aspect that facilitates bonding among women is the antidote that neutralises the chemical agent. Toward the end, the film culminates its feminist ecosystem by freeing Antonia from the manipulation of her father's cage and chemical. Black Widow is a promising film that offers its viewers an engaging experience.
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Is Dreykov's daughter a super soldier?

Instead of a Super-Soldier Serum, Antonia Dreykov gains her powers and fighting prowess in two different ways: First, Antonia is a natural mimic. She possesses photographic reflexes so that she can watch and instantly learn an enemy's fighting style.
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Why are Red Room girls called widows?

According to the headmistress, the Red Room had called her "Black Widow" because of her small size and murderous skills. "Like the deadliest of spiders, easily escaping notice," she observed, "until it is far too late."
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Can Black Widow have a baby?

Black Widow Can't Have Children

When Black Widow and Hulk are figuring out the status and future of their relationship in Avengers: Age Of Ultron, the former dropped a rather significant bombshell: she is incapable of having children.
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How are girls chosen for the Red Room?

The girls chosen for the Red Room are put through strenuous daily training, including hand-to-hand combat training, acrobatics, weapons training, and tactical skills. Occasionally, two girls are chosen to violently spar against each other; weakness is not tolerated and the loser is killed by their opponent.
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Is Dottie Underwood a Black Widow?

Dorothy "Dottie" Underwood is a Soviet assassin and former Black Widow trained in the Red Room Academy.
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Did Bucky train Natasha?

As revealed later in their canon, not only were Bucky and Natasha both taken in and spun around by the Red Room, but in fact, Bucky trained Natasha.
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Was Black Widow a ballerina?

Black Widow's past as a Russian ballerina had been covered very briefly onscreen in Avengers: Age of Ultron, and many fans can point to her training as a reason for her flexibility, dedication, poise, and natural athletic skill.
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How old was Natasha when graduated?

It's unclear what exact age Nat became Black Widow but her graduation took place in the '90s. It most likely happened in the late '90s, making her between the ages of 13 and 15.
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Is the Red Room worse than Hydra?

Black Widow reveals Captain America wasn't the first one to foil the modern Hydra in The Winter Soldier - the Red Room beat them in the 1990s! Warning: This post contains Black Widow spoilers.
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Is Leviathan connected to Black Widow?

As previously mentioned, in the MCU, Leviathan already has ties to the Red Room and the Black Widow Program as both were a means for expanding Russia's power and influence in the world before both either dissolved or were thought to be decommissioned.
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How old is Natasha Romanoff?

In Black Widow, Natasha is 32 years old. Captain America: The Winter Soldier established that Romanoff was born in 1984 and Black Widow's prologue introduced young Natasha (Ever Anderson) in 1995 when she was 11 years old.
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Why is Natasha hair blue?

Right from an early age, Natasha has viewed her hair color as part of her uniform, and she's often changed the color whenever she's changed identities. It was no different when she was a kid in Ohio. Presumably, to blend into the American society and sort of keep up with modern trends, she dyed her hair blue.
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Does Black Widow age slowly?

In the comics, though, her aging process is delayed just like Captain America. In the case of Captain America, the super soldier serum he was infused with caused his cells to grow even faster than they break down, making him appear young indefinitely.
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Why is Black Widow an avenger?

Played by Scarlett Johansson, Black Widow was a spy and assassin turned SHIELD agent, who then became a superhero to save the world along with the rest of the Avengers. Unfortunately, in Avengers: Endgame, she sacrificed her life for the soul stone, which helped the Avengers defeat Thanos.
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