women in science (in fiction) : awesome resource

August 18th, 2008
by Laura Q

Helen Merrick, feminist, WisCon-attendee, and SF scholar/critic extraordinaire, has developed a fabulous resource : a database of representations of female scientists in fiction — mostly SF.

She’s still taking submissions, so get over there and browse. Amazing stuff.

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  1. Fantasy Magazine » Around The Blogosphere: Podcastle Reviews, KGB Photos, What’s Wrong With Steampunk on August 27, 2008 8:51 am

    [...] Giant Internet List of Fictional Women in Science, via Feminist SF Blog — Add Your Own!   no commentsJump to comment box Leave a comment [...]

  2. Helen Merrick on August 31, 2008 5:13 am

    I just wanted to say thanks to all the people who obviously read Laura’s post and then came and gave me suggestions – a great feeling to have new examples coming in!
    cheers
    helen

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