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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
* [[Miranda]], Prospero's daughter in Shakespeare's ''[[The Tempest]]'' | * [[Miranda]], Prospero's daughter in Shakespeare's ''[[The Tempest]]'' | ||
* [[Altaira]], Dr. Edward Morbius's daughter in the 1956 movie ''Forbidden Planet.'' Altaira is quite clearly modeled on Miranda. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter | * [[List of fictional female scientists in SF]] for a list of fictional female scientists | ||
* [[Mad scientist]] | |||
* [[List of female STEM professionals involved in SF]] (science, technology, engineering, math) | |||
* [[Women in science, technology, engineering and math]] | |||
==Further reading== | |||
* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter] at TV Tropes | |||
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[[Category:Relationship themes]] | [[Category:Relationship themes]] | ||
[[Category:Characterization]] | [[Category:Characterization tropes]] | ||
[[category:Themes and tropes by name]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:31, 8 June 2010
A common characterization for the female character in Golden Age science fiction was as the scientist's daughter, typically a damsel-in-distress, rescued by the younger male protagonist.
Examples
- Miranda, Prospero's daughter in Shakespeare's The Tempest
- Altaira, Dr. Edward Morbius's daughter in the 1956 movie Forbidden Planet. Altaira is quite clearly modeled on Miranda.
See also
- List of fictional female scientists in SF for a list of fictional female scientists
- Mad scientist
- List of female STEM professionals involved in SF (science, technology, engineering, math)
- Women in science, technology, engineering and math
Further reading
- Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter at TV Tropes