"A Bathroom of Her Own" is a

short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...

Robert A. Heinlein Robert Anson Heinlein (; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accu ...

about a

political campaign A political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making progress within a specific group. In democracies, political campaigns often refer to electoral campaigns, by which representatives are chosen or referend ...

in the U.S. after World War II. Written in 1946, it was unpublished until printed in Heinlein's '' Expanded Universe'' (1980).The Heinlein Prize
at heinleinprize.com The story has no science fiction or fantasy elements. Heinlein wrote in a foreword: "Any old pol will recognize the politics in this story as the Real McCoy. Should be. Autobiographical in many details. Which details? Show me a warrant and I'll take the Fifth". Another political story of Heinlein's is "

Our Fair City "Our Fair City" is a fantasy short story by Robert A. Heinlein, originally printed in ''Weird Tales'', January 1949. The story involves an old parking lot attendant, his pet whirlwind (named Kitten), and a muckraking newspaper columnist who decide ...

" (1949). Heinlein had a cynical view of politics from his experiences on the

Upton Sinclair Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American writer, muckraker, political activist and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in sever ...

1934 campaign for Governor of California and his own at the receiving end of supposed dirty tricks during Heinlein's failed 1938 election campaign for the California State Assembly.

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Short stories by Robert A. Heinlein 1980 short stories 1946 short stories Historical short stories Short stories set in the 1940s Short stories set in the United States {{1980s-story-stub