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galacticjourney) wrote2016-04-04 08:40 am
galacticjourney) wrote2016-04-04 08:40 am
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[April 4, 1961] Do women do it better? (The Second Sex in SF, Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 in this series on the women actively writing science fiction and fantasy in 1961.
This installment will be a bit different, but don't worry -- we'll go back to the original format with the next one.
After I wrote the first part, my wife asked me why I have a preference for woman-penned stories. That brought me up short. Why did I look forward to seeing a woman's name on the cover or in the table of contents of one of my science fiction magazines? After some mental wrangling, I think I've got the answers:
(see the rest at Galactic Journey!)
This installment will be a bit different, but don't worry -- we'll go back to the original format with the next one.
After I wrote the first part, my wife asked me why I have a preference for woman-penned stories. That brought me up short. Why did I look forward to seeing a woman's name on the cover or in the table of contents of one of my science fiction magazines? After some mental wrangling, I think I've got the answers:
(see the rest at Galactic Journey!)