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Patience Worth and Pearl Curran
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The Rise and Fall of Patience Worth
This chapter explores the success and subsequent decline of Patience Worth's literary career in the 1920s, along with the controversies and financial struggles faced by Pearl Curran. It discusses the accusations of fraud against Pearl, the interest of psychologists and scientists in studying her, and the challenges she faced after her husband's death. The chapter also examines Pearl's involvement in her community and concludes with a reflection on the selective portrayal of her biography.
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