If people dropped out a while ago, then it matters for history of genre and past gender imbalance. It matters for the dispute on whether culture inside genre could have influenced gender ratio - or whether girls simply can't appreciate sci-fi due to their nature.
It matters because it influenced what people in gendre think about what is cool and what is wrong. It matters for us to understand how past culture really functioned, because past is used as argument today.
It matters because it shows how much of 1950 nostalgia is pure bullshit.
The full Bachs biography and Marlowe biographies are interesting too. At least for those of us interested in history beyond "cool stories".
It matters because it influenced what people in gendre think about what is cool and what is wrong. It matters for us to understand how past culture really functioned, because past is used as argument today.
It matters because it shows how much of 1950 nostalgia is pure bullshit.
The full Bachs biography and Marlowe biographies are interesting too. At least for those of us interested in history beyond "cool stories".