75 Years: Joanna Russ and Julia Roberts

[sandramcdonald]

Alyx was born around 1967. She's smart, tough, and brave; she knows what she wants and goes after it. She is not beautiful. She doesn't angst, and she's not the secret heir to a kingdom, magical power, etc. She could never be an urban fantasy heroine. Her creator is Joanna Russ, who graduated from Cornell, got a master's degree from Yale, and

Comments

[kellysarah]

Another great post! I'm learning much I did not know about women in SF. Thanks, Sandra.

[sandramcdonald]

I'm glad you're enjoying them! They are fun to research and write.

[charmingbillie]

JoAnna Russ is one of my favorites! How to Suppress Women's Writing does one of the best jobs I've seen for explaining how subtle some suppressions can be.

[sandramcdonald]

It's a great book, yes.

[julia_reynolds]

This is a terrific series of posts, please keep it up.

[sandramcdonald]

Sure! For a bit longer, anyway :-)

[calico_reaction]

I've got this, but haven't read it yet. I have read her other critical/feminist text though, TO WRITE LIKE A WOMAN. Interesting stuff, there. :)

[anonymous]

Hi Sandra,

I wrote a story called "Lost and Found" and out of curiosity googled the title to see what else was out there. I found your story at Strange Horizons, read it, and adored it. It made me cry. I'm really glad I stumbled on it. I'm in the UK and your collection of short stories isn't available as a paper book here but I found it on Smashwords and I can't wait to read more.

Thanks!

Jen Brubacher
http://jbrubacher.blogspot.com

[sandramcdonald]

Jen, hi! Nice to meet you. That story is one of my favorites, too :-) Thank you for the kind words. And for getting the collection on Smashwords. I hope you enjoy it.