Short stories, noveletts and novellas by Judith Merril, born Josephine JulieGrossman, including the novelette Daughters of Earth (the story which contributed to the book title), containing a plethora of female characters that challenge the traditional roles women were often relegated to in 50s science fiction. Conveys extremely positive portrayals of female scientists who are often simultaneously mothers, intrepid pioneer women willing to set off on their own, and tender relationships with men whom they happen to meet, often, of lower occupational level. Contents: Author's Notes: Note #1 • essay by Judith Merril Author's Notes: Note #2 • poem by Judith Merril Wish Upon a Star (1958) / shortstory by Judith Merril Daughters of Earth (1952) / novella by Judith Merril The Lonely (1963) / shortstory by Judith Merril The Shrine of Temptation (1962) / shortstory by Judith Merril Whoever You Are (1952) / novelette by Judith Merril Peeping Tom (1954) / novelette by Judith Merril In the Land of Unblind (1974) / shortfiction by Judith Merril Homecalling (1956) / novella by Judith Merril The Future of Happiness (1979) / shortfiction by Judith Merril That Only a Mother (1948) / shortstory by Judith Merril Dead Center (1954) / novelette by Judith Merril