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Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965

Eric Leif Davin

First published 2006
Publisher Lexington Books
Format Trade Paperback
Type Nonfiction
Cover art Jeffrey W. Talley
Pages xiv+429
ISBN 0739112678

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Page Title Author(s) Type
1 Introduction: Science Fiction and the Contested Terrain of Popular Culture Eric Leif Davin Essay
29 The Genesis of Mythology Eric Leif Davin Essay
53 Present at the Creation Eric Leif Davin Essay
64 Weird Sisters Eric Leif Davin Essay
74 Female Fandom Eric Leif Davin Essay
96 Women Without Names Eric Leif Davin Essay
127 The Usual Suspects Eric Leif Davin Essay
154 Anecdotes and Antidotes Eric Leif Davin Essay
163 Haven in a Heartless World Eric Leif Davin Essay
192 Ebony and Ivory Eric Leif Davin Essay
212 Femalien Empathy Eric Leif Davin Essay
225 Feminist Futures Eric Leif Davin Essay
239 History and Mythistory Eric Leif Davin Essay
245 Ecce Femina Eric Leif Davin Essay
262 Along Against Tomorrow Eric Leif Davin Essay
276 Across the Great Divide Eric Leif Davin Essay
287 A Counter-Culture of Tending and Befriending Eric Leif Davin Essay
301 Into Time's Abyss Eric Leif Davin Essay
312 The Persistence of Myth Eric Leif Davin Essay
317 Appendix I: Bibliography of Women Science Fiction Writers, 19261965 Eric Leif Davin Essay
317 Table 1: Known Women Writers in Science Fiction Magazines, 1926-1949 Eric Leif Davin Essay
325 Table 2: Known Women Writers in U.S. Science Fiction Magazines, 1950-1960 Eric Leif Davin Essay
339 Table 3: Writers of Unknown Gender in U.S. Science Fiction Magazines, 1950-1960 Eric Leif Davin Essay
342 Summary Figures Eric Leif Davin Essay
343 Table 4: Known Women Writers in British Science Fiction Magazines, 1950-1960 Eric Leif Davin Essay
344 Table 5: Writers of Unknown Gender in British Science Fiction Magazines, 1950-1960 Eric Leif Davin Essay
345 Table 6: Not the Usual Suspects: Twenty-Six Early Women Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Magazine Editors, 1923-1924 Eric Leif Davin Essay
347 Synopsis — Weird Sisters 1: 127 Known Women Fiction Writers in Weird Tales Magazine, 1923-1924 Eric Leif Davin Essay
348 Table 7: Weird Sisters 1: 127 Known Women Fiction Writers in Weird Tales Magazine, 1923-1924 (Not Included as Part of the 203 Women Science Fiction Writers) Eric Leif Davin Essay
355 Synopsis — Weird Sisters 2: Sixty-Three Known Women Poets in Weird Tales Magazine, 1923-1924 Eric Leif Davin Essay
356 Table 8: Weird Sisters 2: Sixty-Three Known Women Poets in Weird Tales Magazine, 1923-1924 Eric Leif Davin Essay
359 Synopis: Thirty-One Known Women Writers in Six Other Weird Fiction Magazines, 1919-1941 Eric Leif Davin Essay
360 Table 9: Thirty-One Known Women Writers in Six Other Weird Fiction Magazines, 1919-1941 Eric Leif Davin Essay
362 Synopsis: Fifty-Six Known Pre-Second Wave Women Writers in the Science Fiction Magazines, 1961-1965 Eric Leif Davin Essay
362 Table 10: Fifty-Six Known Pre-Second Wave Women Writers in the Science Fiction Magazines, 1961-1965 Eric Leif Davin Essay
366 Table 11: Twenty Women Screenwriters of Fantasy & Science Fiction Films, 1916-1949 Eric Leif Davin Essay
369 Appendix II: The Women That Time Forgot Eric Leif Davin Essay
417 Some Online Resources Eric Leif Davin Essay
431 About the Author (Partners in Wonder) Eric Leif Davin Essay
v Dedication: For the 203 "Known" Women Who Published in US Science Fiction Magazines, 1926-1960 Eric Leif Davin Essay
xi Bibliographic Tables Eric Leif Davin Essay
xiii Acknowledgments (Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965) Eric Leif Davin Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Partners in Wonder: Women and the Birth of Science Fiction, 1926-1965 Cover 2006 Lexington Books Hardcover Nonfiction Jeffery W. Tally xiv+429