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In 1976, Big Mac's programming included the first women and science fiction panel. We | In 1976, Big Mac's programming included the first women and science fiction panel. We | ||
have [[Susan Wood]] to thank because she fought for it against vociferous convention | have [[Susan Wood]] to thank because she fought for it against vociferous convention | ||
committee opposition. We listened in the standing-room-only audience in spite of the | committee opposition. We listened in the standing-room-only audience in spite of the | ||
heckling by men who thought the whole thing was a bore. (Some of them still think it is | heckling by men who thought the whole thing was a bore. (Some of them still think it is | ||
a bore, apparently, although their heckling technique has evolved since then.) We kept | a bore, apparently, although their heckling technique has evolved since then.) We kept | ||
talking after the panel had ended in a packed, standing-room-only lounge for several | talking after the panel had ended in a packed, standing-room-only lounge for several | ||
hours afterward. It was an exhilarating, exciting, unbelievable gathering of people, | hours afterward. It was an exhilarating, exciting, unbelievable gathering of people, | ||
overjoyed to have found one another. None of us used the word "boring" to describe | overjoyed to have found one another. None of us used the word "boring" to describe | ||
the experience. | the experience. | ||
[http://www.geocities.com/athens/8720/letter.htm An Open Letter to Joanna Russ] | [http://www.geocities.com/athens/8720/letter.htm An Open Letter to Joanna Russ] | ||
Revision as of 15:16, 12 June 2006
Also known as "Big Mac".
The first women and science fiction panel was held at Big Mac in 1976.
Jeanne Gomoll described the panel thusly:
In 1976, Big Mac's programming included the first women and science fiction panel. We have Susan Wood to thank because she fought for it against vociferous convention committee opposition. We listened in the standing-room-only audience in spite of the heckling by men who thought the whole thing was a bore. (Some of them still think it is a bore, apparently, although their heckling technique has evolved since then.) We kept talking after the panel had ended in a packed, standing-room-only lounge for several hours afterward. It was an exhilarating, exciting, unbelievable gathering of people, overjoyed to have found one another. None of us used the word "boring" to describe the experience.