The novel “Memoirs of a Spacewoman” by Naomi Mitchison was published for the first time in 1962.

Mary is a spacewoman expert in communications with alien species. Ther means that in the course of her travels through the cosmos and encounters with various sentient species she contributes to improving relationships between humans and the natives of the various planets visited. A cardinal rule prohibits any interference in other societies, but she can have personal relationships with aliens.

Scientific interest can mix with relationships that can also be sexual in nature, and Mary ends up having children not only from other human beings but also with a Martian. In relationships with aliens, differences can enrich, but can also lead to problems, especially when children are born.