Prisoners of Gravity

Sexism and Feminism (5x22)

Air date: Apr 06, 1994

Science Fiction and Comics have long been criticized for their portrayal of female characters, but a growing number of creators in both of these genres are out to change that situation. Commander Rick checks in with Trina Robbins (A Century Of Women Cartoonists), Colleen Doran (writer/artist: A Distant Soil), Jill Thompson (artist: Black Orchid), Andre Norton (Ordeal In Otherwhere), Lisa Tuttle ("Husbands"), Martha Soukup ("The Story So Far"), Pat Murphy (The Falling Woman), Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (Better In The Dark), David Brin (Glory Season), Samuel R. Delany (Triton) and Suzy McKee Charnas (Walk To The End Of The World). Plus Rick gets the scoop on the Barbie Liberation Organization.