That's because all women from prior generations were "men": or that's what their pen names and ghostwriters were!

http://www.webdesignschoolsguide.com/library/10-famous-femal...

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130519-women...

Or better yet, find a man if you want to get published: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-30/academic-j...