Scientist's daughter

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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

Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter at TV Tropes

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