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A '''Heinlein heroine''' is a female character who is smart (often smarter than the men around her), beautiful, super-attractive, but is ultimately driven by her biological need to bear children and (in the non-YA novels) to have sex with the Heinlein heroes.
A '''Heinlein heroine''' is a female character who is smart (often smarter than the men around her), competent, and super-attractive, but is ultimately driven by her biological need to bear children and (in the non-YA novels) to have sex with the Heinlein heroes.


Examples of Heinlein heroines include:
Examples of Heinlein heroines include:

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A Heinlein heroine is a female character who is smart (often smarter than the men around her), competent, and super-attractive, but is ultimately driven by her biological need to bear children and (in the non-YA novels) to have sex with the Heinlein heroes.

Examples of Heinlein heroines include: