Tag: writers

Jeri Taylor: Woman in the Writers’ Room

Anya Kolesnikoff • July 18, 2017

While Captain Janeway is usually considered to be the first female captain in Star Trek, I would argue that there was one who preceded her: Jeri Taylor. Although we never saw Jeri onscreen, her influence behind the scenes was more…

The Crew • September 13, 2015

Writer Dorothy C. Fontana was the most influential woman behind the scenes on Star Trek: The Original Series, and perhaps in all of Star Trek. We talk about her start in Hollywood, her approach to writing and her significant episodes from TOS,…