Although Russ was an active feminist and one of the central contributors to the feminist science fiction scene during the late 1960s and 70s, "How to Suppress Women's Writing" marked a transition towards her focus on literary criticism.
Although Russ was an active feminist and one of the central contributors to the feminist science fiction scene during the late 1960s and 70s, Elyce Rae Helford, in Westfahl, Gary. Greenwood Press, 2005: 289-290 "How to Suppress Women's Writing" marked a transition towards her focus on literary criticism.