 Women of Wonder first edition cover | |
| Author | Pamela Sargent |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Women of Wonder series |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Vintage Books |
Publication date | 1975 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 285 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-394-71041-9 |
| Followed by | More Women of Wonder |
Women of Wonder: Science-fiction Stories by Women about Women is an anthology of twelve short stories and a poem edited by Pamela Sargent, published in 1975.[1] The collection reprints work by female science fiction authors originally published from 1948 to 1973, arranged in chronological order.[2]
Women of Wonder was the first anthology in a series of three, followed by More Women of Wonder (1976), and The New Women of Wonder (1978). These volumes are considered key texts in the consciousness raising of the science fiction community during the 1970s, as their assemblage gave a sense of the history of female science fiction writing while helping reclaim early writers. Sargent's introductions to the anthologies, in particular, are seen to have offered "comprehensive and informed analyses of the images and role of women in sf."[3]
Sargent revisited these anthologies in 1995 in the revised volume Women of Wonder, The Classic Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1940s to the 1970s and its companion volume, Women of Wonder, the Contemporary Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1970s to the 1990s.[2]
- ^ Women of Wonder title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ a b "Pamela Sargent : Anthologies." Science Fiction Awards Database. 3 Sep 2020.
- ^ Merrick, Helen (2009). "Fiction, 1964-1979". In Bould, Mark; Butler, Andrew; Roberts, Adam (eds.). The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction. Taylor and Francis. ISBN 9780203871317.