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Although the novel Frankenstein, written in 1818 by Mary Shelley, has been called the first science fiction novel, there is a persistent but false belief that women did not enter the field of science fiction writing until the 1960s and 1970s. In fact, authors like Leigh Brackett, Katherine MacLean and Idris Seabright had been writing science fiction almost from the genre's birth in 1926. Some, like Andre Norton were amongst the most popular writers in the field, even if they had to use male sounding pseudonyms, or like C. L. Moore had to hide the fact that they were female by using their initials.

Important anthologies of early women sf writers are Women of Wonder ( 1974) and More Women of Wonder ( 1976), both edited by Pamela Sargent .

What happened in the 1960s in science fiction was a mirroring of what happened in society as a whole. Thanks to the New Wave old taboos were broken and a new generation of women writers could enter the field. This was followed in the late 1960s and 1970s by a wave of feminist science fiction, by such writers as Joanna Russ and Sheri S. TepperSheri Stewart Tepper (born 1929) is a prolific author of science fiction, horror and mystery novels, frequently with a feminist slant. Born in Denver, Colorado, she has two children and lives in New Mexico. She has written under several pseudonyms, includ. In books like The Female Man and The Gate to Women's Country these writers used science fiction to explore feminist, gender and sexual issues, building on the work done in the 1960s by people like Ursula LeGuin.

Since then, women science fiction writers have entered all parts of the field, from hard science fiction to science fantasy and everything in between.

Notable women in the science fiction field include:



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