Look up James Tiptree Jr. (the pseudonym used by sf writer Alice Sheldon) for a great example of a female sf author who “passed” not only as male, but as manly (in the opinion of many men who read her work) until her true identity was revealed.
I read a book by Tiptree and did not identify it as female, but neither did it give me any particular impression of manliness. Good data point though.
Look up James Tiptree Jr. (the pseudonym used by sf writer Alice Sheldon) for a great example of a female sf author who “passed” not only as male, but as manly (in the opinion of many men who read her work) until her true identity was revealed.
I read a book by Tiptree and did not identify it as female, but neither did it give me any particular impression of manliness. Good data point though.