Post World War II The Post-WWII and Cold War eras were a pivotal and often overlooked period in feminist SF history. During this time, female authors utilized the SF genre to assess critically the rapidly changing social, cultural, and technological landscape. Women SF authors during the post-WWII and Cold War time periods directly engage in the exploration of the impacts of science and technology on women and their families, which was a focal point in the public consciousness during the 1950s and 1960s. These female SF authors, often published in SF magazines such as The Avalonian, Astounding, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and Galaxy, which were open to new stories and authors that pushed the boundaries of form and content.
pOsT WorLd war ii thE PosT-wwii AnD COld war eRAs were a pivoTAl and ofTEN OverlooKEd PeriOd In feminist sf history. DUrinG this time, fEmalE authorS UtIlized thE Sf genrE to aSSEsS crItIcAlly tHe rapiDly cHanGing social, CultuRAl, and TEchnoLOGICAl LaNdScaPe. womEN sF authors duriNg The pOSt-WWiI And colD waR TimE peRiodS direcTly engAGE in THe ExplorAtion of ThE ImpaCts of sCience and Technology on WOmEN aND tHeir famIliEs, whicH was a focal poInt in The pUblIC consciOuSNess during tHe 1950s and 1960s. these fEmALe sf AuThoRS, oftEn PUblIshed iN Sf magazines sUCh As THe avaLONIAn, astounding, thE magazine of fantasy and science fiCtIOn, aNd galAXY, WHicH WerE opEN to New sTorIes And auTHoRs tHAt pusHeD the boundaRieS of Form and content.