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"Minor" writer?
Tiptree is one of the giants of science fiction. Just because that particular field is still marginalized--often considered inferior to the literary mainstream--doesn't mean that she is marginal. It's not an exaggeration to say that she revolutionized SF; her influence ranged far and wide, and not simply in terms of gender. William Gibson couldn't have written _Burning Chrome_ or _Neuromancer_ (and thus spawned the whole cyberpunk phenomenon) if it weren't for Tiptree's "The Girl Who Was Plugged In."