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Illustration of Queen Maeve from Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race, 1911. Art by Joseph Christian Leyendecker

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Lady Golem and the Lady Knight: Medieval Revival, Romance, and Resistance

By Maddie Martinez

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Detail from an aquatint depicting a witch in silhouette; art by M. Dubourg after B.A. Townshend, 1815

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By Asa West

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Harmony Cobel in Severance: "Sweet Vitriol"

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Severance and the Overlooked Women of STEM

By Leah Blaine

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Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Books About Bad-Ass Women

By Alex Brown

March 11, 2025

The Unicorn and Molly Grue in a scene from The Last Unicorn

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Becoming Molly Grue: How I Found an Unlikely Millennial Icon in The Last Unicorn

By Asa West

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Deborah Van Valkenburgh as Mercy and Michael Beck as Swan in The Warriors

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An Ode to the Women of The Warriors

By Leah Blaine

November 21, 2024

Detail from the cover of Jirel of Jiory by C.L. Moore

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Five Formidable Female Characters From Classic SF

By James Davis Nicoll

October 23, 2024

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By Jenny Hamilton

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By Maud Woolf

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By Judith Tarr

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