Received e-mail from the Heinlein Society earlier this month about the death of Ginny Heinlein, as Virgina Heinlein was known to her friends in the Heinlein Society. I never met her, but I had heard enough about her from David Silver of the Heinlein Society to make the loss just a little personal. The public obituary is now out on Los Angeles Time web site, quoting David Silver as spokesman for the Heinlein Society. The article is well worth reading. Robert Heinlein's portrayal of strong women seems a little patronizing and quaint from a modern perspective, but it was radical in its time. He portrayed women who were bright, brave, sexually alive and competent. Ginny is credited as the keynote inspiration for that. Some of the reasons for that appear in the article. It is well worth a read. And to Ginny Heinlein--thank you, on behalf of all women inspired by your life or Robert Heinlein's work, and all men who thought twice because of it.
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