Brenda maddox

Brenda, Lady Maddox FRSL (née Murphy; Febru – J) [1] was an American writer and biographer, who spent most of her adult life living and working in the UK, from until her death. [2]. Brenda Maddox tells a powerful story of a remarkably single-minded, forthright, and tempestuous young woman who, at the age of fifteen, decided she was going to be a scientist, but who was airbrushed out of the greatest scientific discovery of the twentieth century. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
The “wicked stepmother” may have its roots in Norse mythology and Grimms’ fairy tales, but the stereotype was still much in force in , when Brenda Maddox, who has died aged 87, wrote The Half Parent: Living with Other People’s Children.