Changing Our Perspectives: Five Women Writers of Speculative Fiction
Overview
The role of women in speculative fiction has changed a great deal since the early to mid-20th century. There are several aspects to women's roles, including their participation as authors of speculative fiction and their role in science fiction fandom. Regarding authorship, in 1948, 10–15% of science fiction writers were female. Women's role in speculative fiction (including science fiction) has grown since then, and in 1999, women comprised 36% of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America's professional members. Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley has been called the first science fiction novel, although women wrote utopian novels even before that, with Margaret Cavendish publishing the first (The Blazing World) in the seventeenth century. Early published fantasy was written by and for any gender. However, speculative fiction, with science fiction in particular, has traditionally been viewed as a male-oriented genre.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_speculative_fiction
See also:
MARIE DE FRANCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_de_FranceMARGARET CAVENDISH: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/05/pure-wit-the-revolutionary-life-of-margaret-cavendish-francesca-peacock-book-reviewMARGARET CAVENDISH: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Cavendish,_Duchess_of_Newcastle-upon-TyneJANE WEBB LOUDON: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_LoudonGERTRUDE BARROWS BENNETT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Barrows_BennettTHEA von HARBOU: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thea_von_HarbouCLARE WINGER HARRIS: https://womensf.loa.org/clare-winger-harris/ CLARE WINGER HARRIS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_Winger_Harris ALICE (ANDRE) NORTON: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Norton VONDA McINTYRE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vonda_N._McIntyre
JAMES TIPTREE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Tiptree_Jr.
Recommended Media
Five Writers: Print Resources
MARGARET ATWOOD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_AtwoodMARGARET ATWOOD: https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-margaret-atwood-canadian-writer-4781945OCTAVIA BUTLER: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavia_E._ButlerOCTAVIA BUTLER: https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-octavia-e-butler-4776509N.K. JEMISIN: https://nkjemisin.com/N. K. JEMISIN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._K._JemisinURSULA LE GUIN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_K._Le_GuinURSULA LE GUIN: https://www.biography.com/writer/ursula-k-le-guinMARY SHELLEY: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_ShelleyMARY SHELLEY: https://www.biography.com/writer/mary-shelley
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Margaret Atwood
Octavia Butler
N. K. Jemisin
Five Writers: Video Resources
MARGARET ATWOOD INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPPxR3PcXkQMARGARET ATWOOD BIOGRAPHY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIT7PUuh-bAOCTAVIA BUTLER INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2XPKRP7eSIOCTAVIA BUTLER OVERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2J5-m1F3kE&t=91sOCTAVIA BUTLER BIOGRAPHY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2J5-m1F3kEOCTAVIA BUTLER OVERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqrmSeEkOMcN.K. JEMISIN INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P8wKqf9JvIN.K. JEMISIN INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsZetjOH150N.K. JEMISIN INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7psO6ZTxZPsURSULA LEGUIN INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kelbmtxaRYgURSULA LEGUIN INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UVq3BqKiUMMARY SHELLEY OVERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4p96vqI3zAMARY SHELLEY (Writing Frankenstein): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yANZEaMfHHs
Ursula K. LeGuin
Mary Shelley
Five Books: Print Summaries
ORYX AND CRAKE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oryx_and_CrakeKINDRED: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindred_(novel)HOW LONG TIL BLACK FUTURE HISTORY MONTH: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Long_%27til_Black_Future_Month%3FHOW LONG TIL BLACK FUTURE HISTORY MONTH: https://www.supersummary.com/how-long-til-black-future-month/summary/THE LATHE OF HEAVEN: https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/literature/the-lathe-of-heaven/summaryFRANKENSTEIN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein
Five Books: Video Resources
ORYX AND CRAKE SUMMARY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJducF--vmE
KINDRED SUMMARY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIIoxlioIJ0&list=PLz_ZtyOWL9BTI5VogsjGOUPgq_AsAnp40
HOW LONG TIL BLACK FUTURE MONTH? OVERVIEW-REVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rm-L-mT6to&t=76s
THE LATHE OF HEAVEN (1980 PBS FILM VERSION, 1 hr 50 mins): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8VRbaVNvSA
THE LATHE OF HEAVEN REVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUPP5JvFKS4
FRANKENSTEIN SUMMARY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoa6mOc163w
FRANKENSTEIN SUMMARY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo3Ci6_5NHs
ORIGINS OF FRANKENSTEIN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVxnNs2N4Mw
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