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:
... (1865-1952), explorer
Bjarni Herjulfsson[?] - Viking discoverer of North America
Thor Heyerdahl, (1914-2002), Norwegian explorer
Henry Hudson, (died 1570), ...