Post Apocalyptic Fiction

has been around for many generations,

and includes literary works that are considered classics. 

Though the most prominent books in the genre feature men,

more and more are putting women at the forefront. 

And while the typical female archetypes remain: 

MOTHER

VIRGIN

"WHORE,"

modern fiction increasingly subverts these roles,

while establishing new archetypes for women in the fictional canon

that, unlike the works of decades past, have nothing to do with their reproductive and sexual status. 

These new archetypes are built upon grit and fortitude,

intelligence and compassion,

adaptibility and sisterhood. 

They include SURVIVORS,

MATRIARCHS,

DICTATORS,

WARRIORS

and REBELS. 

These are women who, in the absence of society and all the expectations society has saddled them with, 

forge their own paths through a collapsed world,

and change the lives of those around them

while retaining their femininity.

...and kicking lots of ass.