This kind of faux-1950s sci-fi is a mishmash of half-remembered styles ... and Barney discover a planet run by women. Even for 1950, this episode is regressive and backwards, and the fact that ...

A black woman writing in a genre dominated by white males, her work was most highly praised for the depth of its humanity. She was the first science fiction writer to receive a MacArthur ...

The "M.R.S." Degree In the 1950s, women felt tremendous societal pressure to focus their aspirations on a wedding ring. The U.S. marriage rate was at an all-time high and couples were tying the ...

There are various ways in which the depiction of women in sci-fi has been problematic over the years, but a new YouTube video has pinned down a name for one particular trope you may have struggled ...

“She began writing in the 1950s, she’s black ... it’s the first sci-fi written by a black woman. It’s really accessible and amazing so I was really inspired by her, especially as a ...