Diane Tenglin

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Diane Tenglin, an Iowa fan active in the 1950s, belonged to the N3F and wrote locs to its fanzines, such as Postwarp.

In the the Fall 1955 Startling Stories (p. 8), she had a loc, saying:

Being a woman, I don’t believe the lead story in the Spring Startling Stories is possible, realistic, intelligent, well-thought-out, or even worth reading. Not because I’m defending myself, but because I have had, I think, considerably more contact with women than the author, and that type of woman does not predominate. Also, women do not live longer just because they don’t work as hard, as most men seem to think. Many women work just as hard as many men. Women, and this may or may not surprise you, are built differently than men, physically and emotionally. Society allows them a greater expression of emotion. So, less ulcers, fewer repressions, etc. Also, and more significantly, more male infants die, and males suffer more from the common childhood illnesses.

The magazine’s response was condescending.

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