Partners in wonder : women and the birth of science fiction, 1926-1965 /
Davin, Eric Leif.
Lanham, MD ; Oxford : Lexington Books,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-367 ; p. 417) and index.
Science fiction and the contested terrain of popular culture -- I: Presumption of prejudice; Science fiction's contested terrain, 1926-1949 -- The genesis of the mythology -- Present at the creation -- Weird sisters -- Female fandom -- Women without names -- The usual suspects -- Anecdotes and antidotes -- Haven in a heartless world -- Ebony and ivory -- Femalien empathy -- Feminist futures -- History and mythistory -- II: The crest of the first wave' Science fiction's female counter-culture, 1950-1960 -- Ecce femina -- Alone against tomorrow -- Across the great divide -- A counter-culture of tending and befriending -- III: Hidden from history; The ebbing of first wave women's science fiction, 1961=1965 -- Into time's abyss -- The persistence of myth.
Science fiction, American
Women and literature
American fiction
American fiction