Geek Heroines not only tells the stories of fictional and real women, but also explores how they represent changes in societal views of women, including women of color and the LGBTQ community.

• Provides readers with an intersectional approach to geek culture that incorporates a variety of female identities

• Details the historical problems of women's representation in geek culture including hypersexualization, bi-erasure, and transgender issues

• Focuses on how characters and real-life women empower female identifications

• Analyzes the geek community's history of sexism focusing on how social norms lead to one-dimensional characterizations