Forgotten Women of Genre
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Whether it's the famous chords of a theme song or the ominous sound of Vader's breath, the geekverse as we know it wouldn't exist without the work or ingenuity of many women who sadly didn't become household names. Throughout each episode of Forgotten Women of Genre we bring you the stories of the women who's contributions to genre are responsible for the characters and stories we all know and love; because behind every famous man in genre is at least one woman who didn't get the credit she deserved.

Wendy Carlos

Electronic music is a mainstay of modern nightclubs. The once experimental genre has broken through to the pop scene and thrived with festivals like T...
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Anne Gwynne

The iconic trope of the scream queen has changed greatly over the past century of film, moving away from the token damsel-in-distress type to a more e...
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June Tyson

June Tyson was the first female member of Sun Ra’s Arkestra, but there is precious little information available about her. Despite her long tenure wit...
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Lois Maxwell

The role of James Bond has changed a lot of hands over the years, and so has the role of Moneypenny, but out of a total of 25 films under the Eon Prod...
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Rose O'Neil

Magazine illustrations, fantastical yet grotesque creatures, and the smiling faces of a massively popular cherub-like doll. And behind it all, an imme...
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Jane Arden

She was a cinematic innovator who pioneered feminist film and theater in Britain during the 1960s. Her radical approach to storytelling helped to pave...
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Julie Harris

She paved the way with all of the contributions she made to art through her lengthy and storied career, and it’s because of every role she inhabited s...
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Leota Toombs Thomas

If you’ve ever dared to enter Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion, you’ve been a guest at the seance table of the mysterious Madame Leota. Despite only exist...
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