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Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction

Lisa Yaszek & Patrick B. Sharp

First published 2016
Publisher Wesleyan University Press
Format Hardcover
Type Omnibus
Pages xxvi+396
Price $90.00
ISBN 9780819576231

  • Hardcover version. Issued without a dust jacket. Maroon cloth boards with silver titles on the spine.
  • On copyright page: "(c) 2016 Wesleyan University Press", printing line "5 4 3 2 1", LCCN, and ISBNs for trade paper, ebook, and this hardcover.
  • Publication date from Amazon.com as of 2016-05-11.
  • There are 8 un-numbered pages of cover image "plates" between pages 334 and 335, 5 of which are in color. A "List of Plates" on page xiii describes the images.
  • The uncredited essays are likely by the editors, Lisa Yaszek & Patrick B. Sharp.

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 Authors (Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction) uncredited Essay
8 Clare Winger Harris uncredited Essay
9 The Evolutionary Monstrosity Clare Winger Harris Short Story
26 Leslie F. Stone uncredited Essay
27 Out of the Void Leslie F. Stone Novel
106 Lilith Lorraine [1] uncredited Essay
108 Into the 28th Century Lilith Lorraine Novelette
142 L(ucile) Taylor Hansen [1] uncredited Essay
144 The Man from Space L. Taylor Hansen Novelette
164 C(atherine) L(ucille) Moore uncredited Essay
166 Shambleau C. L. Moore Novelette
191 Dorothy Gertrude Quick uncredited Essay
192 Strange Orchids Dorothy Gertrude Quick Short Story
212 Amelia Reynolds Long uncredited Essay
213 Reverse Phylogeny Amelia Reynolds Long Short Story
223 Leslie Perri uncredited Essay
224 Space Episode Leslie Perri Short Story
230 Dorothy Louise Les Tina [1] uncredited Essay
231 When You Think That ... Smile! Dorothy Louise Les Tina Short Story
237 Poets (Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction) uncredited Essay
242 Julia Boynton Green uncredited Essay
243 The Night Express Julia Boynton Green Poem
244 Evolution Julia Boynton Green Poem
244 Radio Revelations Julia Boynton Green Poem
247 Virginia Kidd uncredited Essay
248 Untitled Virginia Kidd Poem
249 Leah Bodine Drake uncredited Essay
250 They Run Again Leah Bodine Drake Poem
251 The Wood-Wife Leah Bodine Drake Poem
252 Sea-Shell Leah Bodine Drake Poem
253 Tigrina uncredited Essay
254 Defiance Tigrina Poem
255 Affinity Tigrina Poem
256 Lilith Lorraine [2] uncredited Essay
257 Earthlight on the Moon Lilith Lorraine Poem
257 The Acolytes Lilith Lorraine Poem
258 Men Keep Strange Trysts Lilith Lorraine Poem
259 Journalists (Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction) uncredited Essay
264 Ellen Reed, Fran Miles, Henrietta Brown, Lynn Standish, and Laura Moore Wright uncredited Essay
267 Natural Ink Ellen Reed Essay
267 Oil for Bombing Fran Miles Essay
268 Marine Engineering in the Insect World Henrietta Brown Essay
268 The Battle of the Sexes Lynn Standish Essay
271 Scientific Oddities (Amazing Stories, December 1945) Lynn Standish Essay
273 Sunlight Laura Moore Wright Essay
275 L(ucile) Taylor Hansen [2] uncredited Essay
276 Scientific Mysteries: The White Race—Does It Exist? L. Taylor Hansen Essay
282 Scientific Mysteries: Footprints of the Dragon L. Taylor Hansen Essay
286 H. Malamud, I. Berkman, and H. Rogovin, "A Protest" H. Malamud & I. Berkman & H. Rogovin Essay
286 Untitled Editorial Reply (Amazing Stories, April 1943) Raymond A. Palmer Essay
288 L. Taylor Hansen Defends Himself L. Taylor Hansen Essay
290 Editors (Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction) uncredited Essay
301 Mary Gnaedinger uncredited Essay
302 Editorial Note (Famous Fantastic Mysteries, September-October 1939) Mary Gnaedinger Essay
303 The Editor's Page (Famous Fantastic Mysteries, March 1940) Mary Gnaedinger Essay
304 The Editor's Page (Famous Fantastic Mysteries, March 1943) Mary Gnaedinger Essay
306 Dorothy Stevens McIlwraith uncredited Essay
308 The Eyrie (Weird Tales, May 1940) Dorothy McIlwraith Essay
309 Letter (Weird Tales, May 1940): Farnsworth Wright Seabury Quinn Essay
310 Letter (Weird Tales, May 1940) Donald V. Allgeier Essay
310 Letter (Weird Tales, May 1940): "In Answer to the Holy Grail Query..." Frank Gruber Essay
310 Letter (Weird Tales, May 1940): Fact Articles Blair Moffett Essay
310 Letter (Weird Tales, May 1940): Golden Chalice James G. Merriman Essay
312 The Eyrie (Weird Tales, July 1941) Dorothy McIlwraith Essay
314 Lilith Lorraine uncredited Essay
315 Cracks—Wise and Otherwise Lilith Lorraine Essay
315 Training for World Citizenship Lilith Lorraine Essay
320 The Story of Different Lilith Lorraine Essay
331 Artists (Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction) uncredited Essay
336 Olivette Bourgeois uncredited Essay
338 Margaret Jonson Brundage uncredited Essay
341 Dorothy Louise Les Tina [2] uncredited Essay
342 Dolly Rackley Donnell uncredited Essay
343 Conclusion: Challenging the Narrative, or, Women Take Back Science Fiction Kathleen Ann Goonan Essay
363 Notes (Sisters of Tomorrow) uncredited Essay
xvii Introduction: New Work for New Women Lisa Yaszek & Patrick B. Sharp Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction Cover 2016 Wesleyan University Press Trade Paperback Omnibus Milton Luros xxv+393+[8]