Daughters of Earth and Other Stories Author:Judith Merril Short stories, novelettes and novellas by Judith Merril, born Josephine Julie Grossman, including the novelette Daughters of Earth (the story which contributed to the book title). Stories containing a plethora of female characters that challenge the traditional roles women were often relegated to in 50's science fiction. The novell... more »a Daughters of Earth speaks via family documents to the education of future daughters of the family and conveys the lessons necessary for the family's future generations of intelligent daughters who will undoubtedly set off on grand adventures, invent new technologies, and discover new planets. Conveys extremely positive portrayals of female scientists who are often simultaneously mothers, intrepid pioneer women willing to set off on their own, and tender relationships with men whom they happen to meet, often, of lower occupational level.
Contents:
Author's Notes: Note #1 • essay by Judith Merril
Author's Notes: Note #2 • poem by Judith Merril
Wish Upon a Star (1958) / shortstory by Judith Merril
Daughters of Earth (1952) / novella by Judith Merril
The Lonely (1963) / shortstory by Judith Merril
The Shrine of Temptation (1962) / shortstory by Judith Merril
Whoever You Are (1952) / novelette by Judith Merril
Peeping Tom (1954) / novelette by Judith Merril
In the Land of Unblind (1974) / shortfiction by Judith Merril
Homecalling (1956) / novella by Judith Merril
The Future of Happiness (1979) / shortfiction by Judith Merril
That Only a Mother (1948) / shortstory by Judith Merril