Although the novel Frankenstein, written in 1818 by Mary Shelley, has been called the first science fiction novel, there is a persistent but false belief that women did not enter the field of science fiction writing until the 1960s and 1970s.
Other notable women in the science fiction field include:
... females there are 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $44,583, and the median income ...