Facts: - death place: pasadena , california - period: 1923 & ndash ; 1930 - caption: clare debut issue of '' science wonder quarterly '' winger harris , as pictured in the 1929 - birth name: clare winger - death date: october 1968 1891 - genre: science fiction - spouse: frank clyde harris - children: 3 - birth date: 18 january 1891 - name: clare winger harris - nationality: american - image: clare winger harris swq.jpg - birth place: freeport , illinois Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of clare winger harris .
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clare winger harris -lrb- january 18 , 1891 - october , 1968 -rrb- was an early science fiction writer whose short stories were published during the 1920s .she is credited as the first woman to publish stories under her own name in science fiction magazines .her stories often dealt with characters on the '' borders of humanity '' such as cyborgs .harris began publishing in 1926 , and soon became well liked by readers .she sold a total of eleven stories , which were collected in 1947 as '' away from the here and now '' .her gender was a surprise to gernsback , the editor who first bought her work , as she was the first woman to publish science fiction stories under her own name .her stories , which often feature strong female characters , have been occasionally reprinted and have received some positive critical response , including a recognition of her pioneering role as a woman writer in a male-dominated field .