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"I operate [as an] archaeologist, unearthing women's stories from the detritus of history where they are buried." |
MARIE BENEDICT IN THE NEWS
NY Times showcases THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE ROOM on their Best Sellers List
Inside the List by The New York Times
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A Novelist Who’s Made a Career Writing About ‘The Only Woman in the Room’
-The New York Times "As a 24-year-old corporate lawyer at Skadden, Arps in New York City in the mid-1990s, Marie Benedict was often the only woman in a room full of men — an experience she has drawn on in her subsequent career as a writer of novels inspired by women whose achievements have been overlooked or underappreciated by history." |
Review by Newsweek Magazine
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Thank Hedy Lamarr, The 'Most Beautiful Woman in the World,' for Your Cellphone
-Newsweek "In writing her narratively connected, fictionalized biographies, Benedict is not unlike an archaeologist digging up clues to moments of epiphany." |
Review by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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'The Only Woman in the Room': Local author offers a fictional take on the life of Hedy Lamarr
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “The Only Woman in the Room” serves as a spotlight on how often women are omitted from historical records, despite the influence and innovations they may have been responsible for" |
Review by The Toronto Star
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History's Hidden Women Get Starring Roles
-Toronto Star "Historical events are often told from a male point of view, but there’s a new trend where the women who were there get to tell their perspective." |
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