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Sci-Fi Mistressworks

I originally created this list back in 2013 as an antidote to the SF Masterwork series published by Gollancz since their list was almost entirely books by men. The SF Mistressworks list went on to inspire the SF Mistressworks website, which has been reviewing science fiction books by women writers, published during the twentieth century and earlier, for the past four years.
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Herland
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
Virginia Woolf
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Lest Ye Die (Cicely Hamilton)
Lest Ye Die
Cicely Hamilton
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Swastika Night (Katherine Burdekin)
Swastika Night
Katherine Burdekin
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Shadow on the Hearth (Judith Merril)
Shadow on the Hearth
Judith Merril
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Judgment Night (CL Moore)
Judgment Night
CL Moore
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The Sword of Rhiannon (Leigh Brackett)
The Sword of Rhiannon
Leigh Brackett
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Agent of the Unknown (Margaret St Clair)
Agent of the Unknown
Margaret St Clair
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Pilgrimage: The Book of the People (Zenna Henderson)
Pilgrimage: The Book of the People
Zenna Henderson
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Catseye (Andre Norton)
Catseye
Andre Norton
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Memoirs of a Spacewoman (Naomi Mitchison)
Memoirs of a Spacewoman
Naomi Mitchison
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Sunburst (Phyllis Gotlieb)
Sunburst
Phyllis Gotlieb
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Heroes and Villains (Angela Carter)
Heroes and Villains
Angela Carter
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Armed Camps (Kit Reed)
Armed Camps
Kit Reed
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Darkover Landfall (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Darkover Landfall
Marion Zimmer Bradley
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Ten Thousand Light-Years From Home (James Tiptree Jr)
Ten Thousand Light-Years From Home
James Tiptree Jr
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The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
Ursula K Le Guin
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Walk to the End of the World (Suzy McKee Charnas)
Walk to the End of the World
Suzy McKee Charnas
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Star Rider (Doris Piserchia)
Star Rider
Doris Piserchia
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The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
Joanna Russ
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Missing Man (Katherine MacLean)
Missing Man
Katherine MacLean
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Arslan (MJ Engh)
Arslan
MJ Engh
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Don't Bite the Sun (Tanith Lee)
Don't Bite the Sun
Tanith Lee
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Floating Worlds (Cecelia Holland)
Floating Worlds
Cecelia Holland
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (Kate Wilhelm)
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Kate Wilhelm
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Islands (Marta Randall)
Islands
Marta Randall
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Dreamsnake (Vonda N McIntyre)
Dreamsnake
Vonda N McIntyre
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False Dawn (Chelsea Quinn Yarbro)
False Dawn
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
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Shikasta (Doris Lessing)
Shikasta
Doris Lessing
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Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
Octavia Butler
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Benefits (Zoë Fairbairns)
Benefits
Zoë Fairbairns
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Leviathan's Deep (Jayge Carr)
Leviathan's Deep
Jayge Carr
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A Voice Out of Ramah (Lee Killough)
A Voice Out of Ramah
Lee Killough
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The Snow Queen (Joan D Vinge)
The Snow Queen
Joan D Vinge
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The Silent City (Élisabeth Vonarburg)
The Silent City
Élisabeth Vonarburg
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The Many-Coloured Land (Julian May)
The Many-Coloured Land
Julian May
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Darkchild (Sydney J Van Scyoc)
Darkchild
Sydney J Van Scyoc
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The Crystal Singer (Anne McCaffrey)
The Crystal Singer
Anne McCaffrey
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Native Tongue (Suzette Haden Elgin)
Native Tongue
Suzette Haden Elgin
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