Eisenstein was born in 1946 in Chicago , Illinois and has lived there most of her life . While attending college at the University of Chicago , she met her future husband Alex at a weekly gathering of Chicago 's science fiction fandom . In 1966 , shortly after attending Tricon , the 24th World Science Fiction Convention , they were married . She continued college until Alex entered the U. S. Air Force and , following basic training , was posted to Germany ; they lived there for three years and then returned to Chicago upon his honorable discharge from the service
Tricon
24th World Science Fiction Convention
Phyllis Eisenstein