Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Vociferous in the fight for equality, she remains a feminist role model and inspiration through the ages, planting the seeds for an end to traditionalism and the birth of female liberation in India and Bangladesh.
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Nalo Hopkinson
Jamaican-American Nalo Hopkinson has been writing and publishing speculative fiction since 1995.
Annalee Newitz
Annalee Newitz is a journalist and the author of several science fiction and nonfiction books, including the national bestseller “Four Lost Cities.”
Claire Winger Harris
American science fiction author who primarily wrote during the early to mid-20th century.
Judy-Lynn del Rey
Book editor who revolutionized sci-fi/fantasy publishing
Magdalena Mouján
Magdalena Mouján was an Argentine mathematician who became famed as a writer of science fiction. She taught mathematics and statistics at various Argentine universities: Universidad Católica de la Plata, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, and Universidad Nacional de Luján.
Alice Mary Norton
The first woman inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame was a librarian who wrote as Andre Norton
Karin Boye
Famed Swedish poet, novelist and short story writer
Ursula K Le Guin
American author known for her significant contributions to speculative fiction. Le Guin’s career spanned nearly six decades. She authored over twenty novels, over a hundred short stories, poetry, literary critiques, translations, and children’s books.
Leigh Brackett
Accomplished American author and screenwriter, notable for her significant contributions to science fiction and Hollywood screenplays.