My introduction to SF was through Madeline L'Engle, who did have strong
female characters and of course Asimov and Heinlein.
I disagree with the premise that Dr. Susan Carter was wierd. I thought she
was great -- I loved the idea that you didn't have to play with dolls & could
just tinker with stuff. I was only disapointed by the short story "Liar" (I
think that was the name of it) where she has a crush on another scientist.
Heinlein's female characters could be a little questionable -- some were very
strong and others... yuck!
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