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* "Prayer for My Daughter" by [[Marilyn Hacker]] (prefatory poem); | * "Prayer for My Daughter" by [[Marilyn Hacker]] (prefatory poem); | ||
* "Introduction" by [[Virginia Kidd]]; | * "Introduction" by [[Virginia Kidd]]; | ||
* "No One Said Forever" by [[Cynthia Felice]]; | * "No One Said Forever" by [[Cynthia Felice]] (short story); | ||
* "The Song of N'Sardi-El" by [[Diana L. Paxson]]; | * "The Song of N'Sardi-El" by [[Diana L. Paxson]] (short story); | ||
* "Jubilee's Story" by [[Elizabeth A. Lynn]]; | * "Jubilee's Story" by [[Elizabeth A. Lynn]] (short story); | ||
* "Mab Gallen Recalled" by [[Cherry Wilder]]; | * "Mab Gallen Recalled" by [[Cherry Wilder]] (short story); | ||
* "Phoenix in the Ashes" by [[Joan D. Vinge]]; | * "Phoenix in the Ashes" by [[Joan D. Vinge]] (novelette); | ||
* "[[The Eye of the Heron]]" by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]; and | * "[[The Eye of the Heron]]" by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] (novel); and | ||
* Biographical Notes. | * Biographical Notes (not included in all editions). | ||
=="Introduction" by Virginia Kidd== | =="Introduction" by Virginia Kidd== | ||
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Millennial Women is a 1978 science fiction anthology, edited by Virginia Kidd, in which all the stories are written by women and have a female character as the primary protagonist. The themes which these stories have in common are those of social science fiction: that which is perceived as alien, the uses of language, careers, familial relationships, sexual politics, social constructions of gender, political freedom and equality.
Contents
- "Prayer for My Daughter" by Marilyn Hacker (prefatory poem);
- "Introduction" by Virginia Kidd;
- "No One Said Forever" by Cynthia Felice (short story);
- "The Song of N'Sardi-El" by Diana L. Paxson (short story);
- "Jubilee's Story" by Elizabeth A. Lynn (short story);
- "Mab Gallen Recalled" by Cherry Wilder (short story);
- "Phoenix in the Ashes" by Joan D. Vinge (novelette);
- "The Eye of the Heron" by Ursula K. Le Guin (novel); and
- Biographical Notes (not included in all editions).
"Introduction" by Virginia Kidd
The anti-feminist, anti-women in science sentence from the "Introduction" written by Virginia Kidd:
"But what seems to me one of the most impressive aspects of the collection is that all of these science-fiction writers avoid hard-core science fiction for sociology, soft-pedal radical feminism for humanism, and write about women simply as women." – Virginia Kidd
These stories deserve better than Kidd's second-rate, misogynist introduction and so do the women who read them.
Awards and nominations
- 1979, Locus Magazine Poll Awards, Best SF Anthology category, 12th place.[1]
Release details
- 1978, Millennial Women, edited by Virginia Kidd, U.S., Delacorte Press (Dell Publishing), ISBN-10: 0440055997, ISBN-13: 978-0440055990, pp. 305, 1978, hardcover
- 1979, Millennial Women, edited by Virginia Kidd, Dell Publishing, ISBN-10: 0440163013, ISBN-13: 978-0440163015, April 1979, serial?
- 1980, The Eye of the Heron and Other Stories, edited by Virginia Kidd, UK, Panther Books (Granada Publishing), ISBN-10 0586050892, pp. 251, 5 June 1980, softcover
Notes
- ↑ Kelly, Mark R. (2000–2007). 1979 Locus Awards. The Locus Index to SF Awards. Locus Publications. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.