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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
There were always women writing sci-fi and some very good stuff at that. Elizabeth Moon comes to mind as one I read when I was young. David Webber was writing the Honor Harrington series with a clever female lead since way back when. Sure, there are dominant male names, but the type of fiction one prefers has always been hard to find. I even read sci/fi romance when I was growing up--it was out there. It just wasn't as common as the Harlequin standards. With the internet, it's easier to find the kind of books you like.
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Don't forget Leigh Brackett and C. L. Moore. Wikipedia also lists Sophie Wenzel Ellis, Clare Winger Harris, Greye La Spina, Lilith Lorraine. Francis F. Stevens, Leslie F. Stone and Everil Worrell among other early writers of SF and Fantasy.