Jane Wells Webb Loudon (c.1800-1858) was an English author and early pioneer of science fiction. Her novel, The Mummy! is a...

Pauline Hopkins (1859-1930) was a pioneering writer who published articles and serialized novels across genres. She’s known as...

Carrie Fisher (1956-2016) was an American actress and writer who played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. She...

Gertrude Barrows Bennett (1883-1948) was a writer of dark fantasy whose work influenced A. Merritt and H.P. Lovecraft in her own...

Bebe Barron (1925-2008) and her husband Louis’ pioneering work in electronic music helped lay the foundation for the sound of...

Leigh Brackett (1915-1978) was an American science fiction writer and screenwriter known for her space opera stories. She wrote...

Trina Robbins (1938-present) is an influential American cartoonist, writer, and feminist known for her contributions to the...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860 - 1935) was an American writer, author, and lecturer who wrote the famous short story “The Yellow...

Vera Peters began her career studying treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma. She used techniques that had seen positive outcomes on...