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Judith Merril (1923-1997) was not only an important early science fiction author of novels and short stories but a political activist and a member of the influential 1940s sci-fi group known as the Futurians (members included her husband Frederik Pohl, James Blish, Damon Knight, David A. Wollheim, C. M. Kornbluth, et al.).

As the title implies, "Daughters of Earth and Other Stories," published in 1985, is a collection of stories that feature strong female characters that challenge the traditional roles women were often relegated to in the science fiction of the 1950s. The original "Daughters of Earth" (minus the Other Stories) is the title of a 1968 collection of three of Merril's novellas: "Daughters of Earth" (1952), "Project Nursemaid" (1955) and "Homecalling" (1956). Interestingly, when McClelland and Stewart published "Daughters of Earth and Other Stories" in 1985, one of the original novellas, "Project Nursemaid," was omitted.

Contents

Author's Notes: Note #1 • essay by Judith Merril

Author's Notes: Note #2 • poem by Judith Merril

Wish Upon a Star • (1958) • short story by Judith Merril

Daughters of Earth • (1952) • novella by Judith Merril

The Lonely • (1963) • short story by Judith Merril

The Shrine of Temptation • (1962) • short story by Judith Merril

Whoever You Are • (1952) • novelette by Judith Merril

Peeping Tom • (1954) • novelette by Judith Merril

In the Land of Unblind • (1974) • short story by Judith Merril

Homecalling • (1956) • novella by Judith Merril

The Future of Happiness • (1979) • short fiction by Judith Merril

That Only a Mother • (1948) • short story by Judith Merril

Dead Center • (1954) • novelette by Judith Merril