When Madeleine L'Engle first published A Wrinkle in Time in 1962, the place of women in society differed greatly from what L'Engle describes it in his novel. . L'Engle broke the barriers of the time with her portrayal of women in A Wrinkle in Time. The novel is imbued with themes of femininity and coming of age. To be more specific, this is a novel that perfectly blends the strengths of femininity and the concept that how women in a society can bring about specific positive changes. The protagonist, Meg Murry, is a gifted teenager who constantly emphasizes how different she is from other children. Her mother, Mrs. Murry, defines women's empowerment. Mrs. Murry is a phenomenal mother, devoted wife, and genius chemist. During the 1960s, it was rare for women to pursue careers in science or in many professional fields reserved for men. The novel also follows the literal, personal journey of Meg Murry as she begins as a confused young woman who eventually accepts her individuality and begins to exhibit the same extraordinary femininity as her mother, Mrs. Murry. Meg blossoms into her own identity and accepts her uniqueness as she travels to the planet Camazotz to save her father. A Wrinkle in Time broke the barriers of its time through its empowerment of women and as a coming-of-age novel and provides evidence of this through the protagonist characters of Meg and Mrs. Murry. It is a fact that when the novel was first published in 1962, it was already imbued with a vision of women quite ahead of its time (Schneebaum, 1990). The predominance of women and the tendency of the entire plot to glorify femininity can be confirmed by the fact that the central protagonist of the novel is a driven woman...... middle of paper ...... women can also be considered as great social leaders who can surely prove the value of womanhood by bringing positive changes in the society. So, seen from this angle, we can see that the novel is a glorification of femininity. It may be interesting to know that the glorification of femininity is quite visible in the choice of the protagonist and in the description of the academic goals accomplished by the female characters in the novel. Being a genius in the field of science, and especially in the field of physics, was a fantasy for women in the 1960s, because the male part of the population was the sole owner of these fields and professions. However, by showing that women too can be capable of achieving great feats in science and academia, L'Engle shows her penchant for glorifying femininity..