Changes: Female characters in SFF

Latest revision as of 21:48, 10 April 2016

This page deals with female characters in science fiction and fantasy.

Strong female protagonists

Although strong female protagonists are a minority in SFF, there are many good examples. Here's a list of some.

Kivren in Connie Willis's "Doomsday Book"
Cordelia Naismith in Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga
Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace from the new Battlestar Galactica series
Dr. Sandra Foster in Connie Willis's "Bellwether"
Molly in William Gibson's "Neuromancer" and short story "Johnny Mnemonic"
Sharrow in Iain M Banks' Against a Dark Background
Ripley in the Alien series
Agatha the Girl Genius .
Beatrice Novak, Police detective in the "Äkta människor" TV series (aka "Real Humans")
Lyra Silvertongue, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials

Sexist portrayals of women in SFF

Unfortunately, many female characters in SFF are portrayed in a very sexist manner. Examples include:

Many of Robert Heinlein's characters
Number Six of Battlestar Galactica

More info

~~Encyclopedia of female characters~~ on FeministSF wiki (dead link)

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 This page deals with '''female characters''' in [[Science Fiction Fandom|science fiction]] and fantasy.
-==Strong female protagonists==
+== Strong female protagonists ==
 Although strong female protagonists are a minority in SFF, there are many good examples. Here's a list of some.
-*Kivren in [[Connie Willis]]'s "Doomsday Book"
-*Cordelia Naismith in [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]'s Vorkosigan Saga
+* Kivren in [[Connie Willis]]'s "Doomsday Book"
+* Cordelia Naismith in [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]'s Vorkosigan Saga
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_Thrace Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace] from the new Battlestar Galactica series
+* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_Thrace Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace] from the new Battlestar Galactica series
-*Jenna Haze in Star Trek: Deep Throat Nine
-*Dr. Sandra Foster in [[Connie Willis]]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellwether_%28novel%29 "Bellwether"]
+* Dr. Sandra Foster in [[Connie Willis]]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellwether_(novel) "Bellwether"]
-*Molly in [[William Gibson (page does not exist) (page does not exist)|William Gibson]]'s "Neuromancer" and short story "Johnny Mnemonic"
+* Molly in [[William Gibson]]'s "Neuromancer" and short story "Johnny Mnemonic"
+* Sharrow in Iain M Banks' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_a_Dark_Background Against a Dark Background]
-==Sexist portrayals of women in SFF==
+* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Ripley Ripley] in the Alien series
+* Agatha the [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/ Girl Genius] .
+* Beatrice Novak, Police detective in the "Äkta människor" TV series (aka "Real Humans") <!-- + Inger the family mother (law attorney) + Mimi/Anita -->
+* Lyra Silvertongue, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
+== Sexist portrayals of women in SFF ==
 Unfortunately, many female characters in SFF are portrayed in a very sexist manner. Examples include:
-*Many of [[Robert Heinlein (page does not exist) (page does not exist)|Robert Heinlein]]'s characters
+* Many of [[Robert Heinlein]]'s characters
-==More info==
+* Number Six of Battlestar Galactica
-*[http://wiki.feministsf.net/index.php?title=Encyclopedia_of_female_characters Encyclopedia of female characters] on [[FeministSF (page does not exist) (page does not exist)|FeministSF]] wiki
+== More info ==
+* [http://wiki.feministsf.net/index.php?title=Encyclopedia_of_female_characters <s>Encyclopedia of female characters</s>]<s> </s>on [[FeministSF]] wiki (dead link)
 [[Category:Women in Science Fiction]]