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* [[Elizabeth Bear]], ''[[Carnival]]'' (female-planned society with some gender separatism; matriarchy) | This is a list of works featuring [[intentional communities]] designed along gender lines. The fictional communities themselves were planned. This is distinguished from worlds where gender division happened through disease or mishap. (See, e.g., [[Works featuring skewed gender ratios]]; works simply featuring [[matriarchies]] for whatever reason.) It is closely related to works featuring [[separatism]], but some intentional communities designed along gender lines may not be separatist communities. | ||
* [[David Brin]], ''[[Glory Season]]'' (female-planned society with gender separatism) | |||
* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], ''[[Ethan of Athos]]'' (male-planned society with only men) | == Works == | ||
* [[A. Bertram Chandler]], ''[[Spartan Planet]]'' (aka False Fatherland) and sequel, ''[[The Last Amazon]]''(a male-only society in the first story; amazon separatists try to take it over in the second) | * [[Elizabeth Bear]], ''[[Carnival]]'' (planetary colony: female-planned society with some gender separatism; matriarchy. New Amazonia is a world designed (by women, presumably) to eliminate patriarchy.) | ||
* [[Joan Slonczewski]], ''[[A Door Into Ocean]]'' (female-planned society with only-female species) | * [[David Brin]], ''[[Glory Season]]'' (planetary colony: female-planned society with gender separatism to eliminate patriarchy) | ||
* [[ | * [[Lois McMaster Bujold]], ''[[Ethan of Athos]]'' (planetary colony: male-planned society with only men) | ||
* [[A. Bertram Chandler]], ''[[Spartan Planet]]'' (aka ''False Fatherland'') and sequel, ''[[The Last Amazon]]'' (planetary colony: a male-only society in the first story; amazon separatists try to take it over in the second) | |||
* [[Katherine Forrest]], ''[[Daughters of a Coral Dawn]]'' and sequels (a race of superior earth-women / lesbians leave Earth & colonize a new world; no men allowed) | |||
* [[Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain]], "[[Sultana's Dream]]" (1905) (women got men to go into purdah, and now women run [[Ladyland]]) | |||
* [[Joan Slonczewski]], ''[[A Door Into Ocean]]'' (planetary colony: female-planned society with only-female species) | |||
* [[Norman Spinrad]], ''[[A World Between]]'' (an all-male society and an all-female society meet) | |||
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; separatist societies within larger societies | ; separatist societies within larger societies | ||
* [[Amazons]] generally are intentionally separatist | * [[Amazons]] generally are intentionally separatist | ||
* [[Free Amazons of Darkover]], [[ | * [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]], [[Free Amazons of Darkover]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Sally Miller Gearhart]], ''[[The Wanderground]]'' | ||
* [[ | * [[Diana Rivers]], [[Hadra]] | ||
* | * [[Jean Stewart]], [[Isis series]] | ||
* [[Sheri S. Tepper]], ''[[The Gate to Women's Country]]'' (post-apocalyptic Earth: female-run society with gender separatism) | |||
* [[John Varley]]'s Gaean trilogy volumes 2 & 3 (''[[Wizard]]'' and ''[[Demon]]'') have a lesbian separatist society | * [[John Varley]]'s Gaean trilogy volumes 2 & 3 (''[[Wizard]]'' and ''[[Demon]]'') have a lesbian separatist society | ||
[[Category:Social themes]] | [[Category:Social themes]] | ||
[[Category:Relationship themes]] | [[Category:Relationship themes]] | ||
[[Category:Lists of works by theme]] | |||
[[category:Themes and tropes by name]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:02, 7 June 2010
This is a list of works featuring intentional communities designed along gender lines. The fictional communities themselves were planned. This is distinguished from worlds where gender division happened through disease or mishap. (See, e.g., Works featuring skewed gender ratios; works simply featuring matriarchies for whatever reason.) It is closely related to works featuring separatism, but some intentional communities designed along gender lines may not be separatist communities.
Works
- Elizabeth Bear, Carnival (planetary colony: female-planned society with some gender separatism; matriarchy. New Amazonia is a world designed (by women, presumably) to eliminate patriarchy.)
- David Brin, Glory Season (planetary colony: female-planned society with gender separatism to eliminate patriarchy)
- Lois McMaster Bujold, Ethan of Athos (planetary colony: male-planned society with only men)
- A. Bertram Chandler, Spartan Planet (aka False Fatherland) and sequel, The Last Amazon (planetary colony: a male-only society in the first story; amazon separatists try to take it over in the second)
- Katherine Forrest, Daughters of a Coral Dawn and sequels (a race of superior earth-women / lesbians leave Earth & colonize a new world; no men allowed)
- Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, "Sultana's Dream" (1905) (women got men to go into purdah, and now women run Ladyland)
- Joan Slonczewski, A Door Into Ocean (planetary colony: female-planned society with only-female species)
- Norman Spinrad, A World Between (an all-male society and an all-female society meet)
- separatist societies within larger societies
- Amazons generally are intentionally separatist
- Marion Zimmer Bradley, Free Amazons of Darkover
- Sally Miller Gearhart, The Wanderground
- Diana Rivers, Hadra
- Jean Stewart, Isis series
- Sheri S. Tepper, The Gate to Women's Country (post-apocalyptic Earth: female-run society with gender separatism)
- John Varley's Gaean trilogy volumes 2 & 3 (Wizard and Demon) have a lesbian separatist society