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Star Trek and the Women Behind Its Success

I’m not a Trekkie but I’ve done enough basic research into the Star Trek fandom to know women basically invented it, and are why the show even continued to exist. This kind of writing is part of institutional sexism that denies women’s accomplishments and role in history and it infuriates me.

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Kat Tenbarge
My name is Kat Tenbarge and I’m an award-winning independent journalist. I write Spitfire News, a newsletter about internet culture, politics, and media. Before I started Spitfire News, I worked at NBC News as a tech and culture reporter. Before that, I was a senior digital culture reporter at Business Insider.
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