Marcia Biederman
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Recent Posts
- As Abortion Bans Lead to Women’s Deaths, Talks & a Podcast Mark the 126th Anniversary of Emma Gill’s Passing
- Talking about Emma Gill on a new international podcast
- EMMA GILL reviewed in New York Sun & featured on popular biography podcast
- A TV spot about EMMA GILL draws crowds to Connecticut book event
- At book talks in Lynn, MA, and New Haven, CT, I retrace abortion history
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No Justice for Capatoria Epps: My op-ed piece about the historical failure of the criminal justice system
About a year ago I became aware of the brutal 1952 murder of Capatoria Epps, a young Black New Yorker, and the racism that shielded her white killer from punishment commensurate with the crime. I thank the New York Daily … Continue reading
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Tune in to my Facebook Live author talk
I’ll be doing a virtual author talk for the Westport Museum for History & Culture on Friday, April 17, 2020. Please tune in from 5-5:30 Eastern Time, or check out the recorded video at https://www.facebook.com/WestportHistory/videos/224237708891687/ Evelyn had a special connection … Continue reading
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Proud to be singled out for failure (Failure Magazine, that is!)
My book Scan Artist is featured in the latest edition of Failure Magazine, an online publication dedicated to exploring “humankind’s boldest missteps.” Evelyn Wood’s fraudulent speed-reading method certainly falls into this category, Be sure to check out my Q&A with … Continue reading
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Kindle’s Down-to-Earth Estimates of Reading Speed
Speed-reading scams still pop up regularly on the internet, and graduates of Evelyn Wood courses often protest, in print or in person, when I call her method a fraud. Still, almost no one believes in speed-reading anymore. Proof of this … Continue reading
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In newest speed-reading scam, popular in China, no need to look at the pages
Even at her most preposterous, Evelyn Wood never claimed that her students could read books without even glancing at the pages. Her finger-pacing system required students to trace lines down text, as fast as they could turn the pages. But … Continue reading
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Wall Street Journal Reviews “Scan Artist”
One of the first major news outlets to raise questions about Evelyn Wood’s speed-reading method ran a review of my book Scan Artist on its Opinion page today. It’s good to see the WSJ again describing Wood’s claims as “preposterous.” … Continue reading
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When Congress Thought It Could Speed-Read
By Marcia Biederman, author of SCAN ARTIST: HOW EVELYN WOOD CONVINCED THE WORLD THAT SPEED-READING WORKED, to be released by Chicago Review Press on Sept. 3, 2019. If the redacted version of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s report had been released during the Kennedy era, everyone … Continue reading
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A new play about Patricia!
I’m delighted to report that I’m not the only writer fascinated by Patricia Murphy. A theater group based in her Canadian hometown will be presenting an original one-act, Opening Night at the Candlelight, on four nights in July and August … Continue reading
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Patricia’s DNA lives on at the Milleridge Inn
Patricia Murphy’s legacy lives on! A friend of mine proved this by dining at the Milleridge Inn in Jericho, Long Island, and sending me this photo of her server. Patricia had no direct connection with the Milleridge, but until recently, … Continue reading
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Tagged culinary history, gender, restaurateurs
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Please share your memories of Patricia Murphy’s restaurants
Your memories! If you’ve ever been to a Patricia Murphy’s restaurant, please send comments. I was delighted to discover that many of the audience members at my recent Brooklyn Public Library author talk had vivid and detailed memories of their … Continue reading
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