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If the context was identifying a western story which was written by a member of the patriarchy, I believe that would be a reasonable expectation.
In this case, a defining characteristic of the story is that it was one of the first ones to have a wizard protagonist who wasn't in the mold of Merlin (bearded old white guy), and that it was written by a woman is a significant thing for this list, esp. for the time.
In many instances, a character's race can be a significant and meaningful consideration, even when not explicitly described --- classic example of that would be Heinlein's _Starship Troopers_ --- the protagonist is Filipino and that is concealed until the end of the novel, which is esp. of note when one considers that Heinlein was of an age to have served in the segregated Navy, and would have been assigned to ships where the galley crew would have all been from the Philippines.
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