Frank Herbert
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Frank Herbert is a well-known SF writer. While some of his works played a little bit with gender, he also fell prey to some typically sexist failures of characterization. For instance, in Hellstrom's Hive, a matriarchal subspecies of humans was rather loathsome and insect-like.
- Hellstrom's Hive (1973) - Portrayed an insect-like race of humans as matriarchal.
- The White Plague (1982) - A male scientist unleashes a plague that kills only women, dooming the human race.
- Dune (1965) - Dune and sequels portrayed a relatively patriarchal government, with a powerful matriarchal cult (the Bene Gesserit) dedicated to breeding the Uber-boy.