Women in Science Fiction
respect your mothers! and their mothers, and their....
created by peryton
last updated January, 2026
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I can't talk abt scifi without talking about short stories! A lot of the genre's history is in anthologies, and a lot of its current action is in online magazines. Check out Caroline Yoachim's We Will Teach You How To Read in Lightspeed
busts down the door I got here as fast as I could
perytonOP
still building the wall the door was on I'm glad you finally made it
Are you including non-binary people who are femme presenting? If so, Iâm nominating Janelle MonĂĄeâs The Memory Librarian. Soooo good. So so good.
perytonOP
YES acknowledging their nonbinary identity but also âď¸their political and artistic devotion to đwomenđ
Yay. Iâm happy it fits. Itâs one of those books you think about years after youâve read it. Iâm probably due for a reread.
Thank you for making this list! Half the books were already ones I've read or plan to read!
Would dystopian also belong here? Like Handmaidâs Tale from Atwood?
perytonOP
I included Cavendish's utopia, so it would be fair, but apparently Atwood hates being called a sci-fi author đ
𫩠the genre fiction snobbery continues
I think Becky Chambers would fit here as well! Perhaps a Psalm for the Wild Built?
Oooh may I nominate some Lois McMaster Bujold, my love, my life? The Vorkosigan series has so many books but Cordelia's Honor is the chronological starting point I believe. Epic space opera featuring a disabled protagonist with mental illness who is also a military genius. She's been at it since the eighties. Queen đđ
perytonOP
absolutely, thx!
