Sci-Fi’s First Hero Was A Female Character, 52 Years Before Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley

Ripley is an incredibly important character, particularly as a strong female lead in a 1970s science fiction film. Sigourney Weaver’s portrayal was groundbreaking, and its effects are still visible today, not only in later Alien movies like with Rain in Alien: Romulus, but also in other sci-fi series, such as Katee Sackhoff’s Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica.







