Joanna Russ was born on February 22, 1937 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Joanna was a writer, known for She Puppet (2001). Joanna died on April 29, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
She earned her Bachelor's Degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York in 1957 where she studied with Vladimir Nabokov. She earned her Master's degree in playwriting and dramatic literature from Yale University Drama School in 1960 in New Haven, Connecticut.
She was awarded a Hugo Award in 1983 for "Souls" novella. She was also awarded a Nebula Award in 1972 for "When It Changed.".