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The fanzine Khatru published a "Women in Science Fiction" symposium in 1975 (one of the "males" who participated was James Tiptree, Jr.). In 1976, Susan Wood set up a panel on "women and science fiction" at MidAmericon, the 1976 Worldcon; this ultimately led to the founding of A Women's APA, the first women's amateur press association.
Speculative fiction portal This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Science fiction writers . It includes writers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Described as a "pioneering" science fiction author, [1] [16] Harris was the first female SF author to consistently write under her own name [2] (Gertrude Barrows Bennett, who wrote under the pseudonym Francis Stevens, published a single science fiction story in 1904 using the name "G.M. Barrows" -- her real name, although the use of initials ...
Some of the most incredible inventors, writers, politicians, & activists have been women. From Ida B. Wells to Sally Ride, here are women who changed the world. 22 Famous Women in History You Need ...
Perhaps the most obvious attraction of science fiction to women writers – feminist or not – is the possibilities it offers for the creation of a female hero. The demands of realism in the contemporary or historical novel set limits which do not bind the universes available to science fiction.
Gender has been an important theme explored in speculative fiction.The genres that make up speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, supernatural fiction, horror, superhero fiction, science fantasy and related genres (utopian and dystopian fiction), have always offered the opportunity for writers to explore social conventions, including gender, gender roles, and beliefs about gender.
Shuri (character) Shuri (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Jemma Simmons; Wendy Simms (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) Lily Sloane; River Song (Doctor Who) Juliana Soong; Twilight Sparkle; Zelda Spellman; Patty Spivot; Sunpyre; Stacey Sutton
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (/ ˈ k r oʊ b ər l ə ˈ ɡ w ɪ n / KROH-bər lə GWIN; [1] née Kroeber; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author.She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series.