The days of having to write under a male pseudonym simply because you're a woman are long past.
Do you know the singer Alecia Moore? Probably not, or maybe you do, because Alecia performs under her stage name, or pseudonym, 'Pink.'
For her book, the author decided to use a pseudonym.
She was a brilliant writer in her field, but she initially published all her works under the male pseudonym "Joshua Franken" to have them accepted more readily by her heavily male group of colleagues.
Dr.Suess is a pseudonym for Ted Giesal