Joanna Russ Writer

Joanna Russ (February 22, 1937 – April 29, 2011) was an American writer, academic and feminist. She is the author of a number of works of science fiction, fantasy and feminist literary criticism such as How to Suppress Women's Writing, as well as a contemporary novel, On Strike Against God, and one children's book, Kittatinny. She is best known for The Female Man, a novel combining utopian fiction and satire.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 22, 1937
Birth nameJoanna Russ
Birth place
The Bronx
Date of deathApril 29, 2011
Place of death
Tucson Arizona
Education
Cornell University

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