The first women to appear (as "soloists") on the ballot for science fiction's Hugo Awards were Zenna Henderson and Pauline Ashwell , in 1959. (Catherine L. Moore had appeared on an earlier ballot, but for a collaboration with Henry Kuttner.) Fearing that Henderson and Ashwell might be drifting into obscurity, Colin and Phil set out to review their Hugo-nominated novelettes, both of which can be read online for free: Zenna Henderson's " Captivity " Pauline Ashwell's " Unwillingly to School " Other items mentioned on the show include: Jules Verne , covered on Emmanuel Dubois's La Fayette, We Are Here! podcast Classic of Science Fiction blog Classics of Science Fiction database of short stories etc Analysis of women and men in the Hugo Awards Shenanigans in the Hugo Award ballot , thankfully nipped in the bud! Doctor Who meets Star Trek ? If you want it, it's yours! Zenna Henderson's "People" stories are all collected i