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A biography of Flossie E. Hardart, a science fiction writer is presented. Topics include the visibility of her science fiction works in the 1930s and early 1940s discussing the number of women authors in science fiction during that time, views of Sarah Lefanu that women authors assumed a male voice...

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Published in:Science Fiction Studies Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 670 - 680
Main Authors: Levi, Charles, Albright, Charlotte, Omry, Keren, Vint, Sherryl
Format: Biography
Published: University of California Press Nov2019
Subjects:
Hardart, Flossie E.
Science fiction writing
Women authors
Prejudices
Lefanu, Sarah
Disputed authorship
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:A biography of Flossie E. Hardart, a science fiction writer is presented. Topics include the visibility of her science fiction works in the 1930s and early 1940s discussing the number of women authors in science fiction during that time, views of Sarah Lefanu that women authors assumed a male voice and non-gender specific names to avoid prejudice on the part of editors and readers, and questioning of her question her identity and authorship due to one of her nonfiction article.