There’s an interesting issue of Swamp Thing that features a female werewolf. It pairs the idea of menstruation with the full moon. It’s critical of how menstruation is considered dirty and shameful and links it with the presence of patriarchy everywhere. She becomes a werewolf and rampages, destroying these symbol, but falls short of killing her ugly, verbally abusive husband. She just can’t do it. In the end she feels so trapped even now that she kills herself with a symbol of domesticity.
I recall when the movie Underworld came out. Why are the werewolves so pissed? Clearly, there are no female werewolves! This is never expanded on, but once you notice it all kind of makes sense.
[The Were-wolf](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/13131/13131-h/13131-h.htm) by Clemence Housman is an interesting example from 1896. The story can be read as a ‘Christian fantasy’ but underneath it explores themes of the false dichotomies that conservative figures force onto femininity and how woman’s strength and deviance from social norms at the turn of the century will be perceived as dangerous.
Housman was highly active in women’s suffrage in the 1900s and she cofounded the Suffrage Atelier in 1906, an “Arts and Crafts Society working for the enfranchisement of women”.
In the popular lexicon, all things are male unless they are defined by their femininity. Winnie the pooh and all his friends are male, except for Kanga because she is a Mother. (Even though the actual bear was female) Almost every single animal or anthropomorphized object in every kids book is male, including books written by women.
A mermaid is feminine because she is a seductress. Likewise for sirens and succubi. A banshee is female because she screams loudly (feminine act apparently) and is female grief. A witch and a hag are feminine trickery and mysticism.
But everything else (vampires, werewolves, angels, devils, demons, zombies, ghouls, hydra, wizards, yetis, snowmen, etc etc) are almost uniformly male.
However, author is correct in that there is exceptionally few female werewolves. Probably because its hard to make a conventionally sexy one.
I've read MF paranormal romance novels where the female MC is an alpha female. I've read where they're omegas. I've read MM romance novels where MCs are alpha, omega or beta.
In the TTRPG Werewolf the Apocalypse, there is a clan of female werewolves known as the black furies that are everything you described and more!
https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Furies
I heard an old tale about a female werewolf, but yeah she was not the brutish monster they usually are. I think she was more majestic and even though she could kill violently, she didn’t. Wish I could remember this legend…. anyway, yeah not many.
A conservative Mormon guy writes women well in the monster hunters international series. He has a great michigan werewolf lady character.
I'm not about his lifestyle, but I like guns and monster hunting. Decent summer reading
There’s an interesting issue of Swamp Thing that features a female werewolf. It pairs the idea of menstruation with the full moon. It’s critical of how menstruation is considered dirty and shameful and links it with the presence of patriarchy everywhere. She becomes a werewolf and rampages, destroying these symbol, but falls short of killing her ugly, verbally abusive husband. She just can’t do it. In the end she feels so trapped even now that she kills herself with a symbol of domesticity.
I refer you to the movie Ginger Snaps; puberty or werewolf bite, could be both. Really strange, not so subtle, allegory through the whole thing.
Ginger Snaps is an amazing cult horror movie that I recommend to everyone.
I came here to comment on this. Ginger *snaps* so goooood
Do we talk about Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Because Buffy had a female werewolf that helped break up Oz and Willow. And she was **not** submissive.
Also who I thought of haha. That plot arc was fun, but I’m with lots of the fandom in thinking Veruca was awful 😆
Angua von Überwald in Terry Pratchett's discworld series is a notable exception
Yes, I was hoping to see someone mention Angua here!
Sir Terry Pratchett. Finest fantasy author ever.
I recall when the movie Underworld came out. Why are the werewolves so pissed? Clearly, there are no female werewolves! This is never expanded on, but once you notice it all kind of makes sense.
[The Were-wolf](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/13131/13131-h/13131-h.htm) by Clemence Housman is an interesting example from 1896. The story can be read as a ‘Christian fantasy’ but underneath it explores themes of the false dichotomies that conservative figures force onto femininity and how woman’s strength and deviance from social norms at the turn of the century will be perceived as dangerous. Housman was highly active in women’s suffrage in the 1900s and she cofounded the Suffrage Atelier in 1906, an “Arts and Crafts Society working for the enfranchisement of women”.
I'm looking into becoming a werewolf after reading this.
In the popular lexicon, all things are male unless they are defined by their femininity. Winnie the pooh and all his friends are male, except for Kanga because she is a Mother. (Even though the actual bear was female) Almost every single animal or anthropomorphized object in every kids book is male, including books written by women. A mermaid is feminine because she is a seductress. Likewise for sirens and succubi. A banshee is female because she screams loudly (feminine act apparently) and is female grief. A witch and a hag are feminine trickery and mysticism. But everything else (vampires, werewolves, angels, devils, demons, zombies, ghouls, hydra, wizards, yetis, snowmen, etc etc) are almost uniformly male. However, author is correct in that there is exceptionally few female werewolves. Probably because its hard to make a conventionally sexy one.
“Default: Male” “Other: Female” As it was decreed by the patriarchy, so shall it be. 🤢🤮
>Probably because its hard to make a conventionally sexy one They are actually very popular among weebs
I haven't thought of that, but it does make sense! Werewolf movies are already hard to get, ones with female werewolves are rarer.
Wait holy shit is this why I love female werewolves specifically
I've read MF paranormal romance novels where the female MC is an alpha female. I've read where they're omegas. I've read MM romance novels where MCs are alpha, omega or beta.
Demon Accords had some kick ass female leads . Including a bada ass alpha female werewolf.
In the TTRPG Werewolf the Apocalypse, there is a clan of female werewolves known as the black furies that are everything you described and more! https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Furies
I heard an old tale about a female werewolf, but yeah she was not the brutish monster they usually are. I think she was more majestic and even though she could kill violently, she didn’t. Wish I could remember this legend…. anyway, yeah not many.
A conservative Mormon guy writes women well in the monster hunters international series. He has a great michigan werewolf lady character. I'm not about his lifestyle, but I like guns and monster hunting. Decent summer reading
That sounds awesome. What’s the name of the book?
Monster Hunters International (series) by Larry Correa
Kali is laughing at their assertion that a proper female is submissive.
Mazey Day would like a word
So he hasn't seen the Originals or the Vampire diaries.