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Wednesday Martin
Birth Name:Wendy K. Martin
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Michigan
Yale University
Genre:memoir, social commentary, cultural criticism, biography
Language:English
Period:1995–present
Notableworks:Primates of Park Avenue
Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel and Act the Way We Do
Spouse:Joel Moser

Wendy "Wednesday" Martin[2] [3] is an American author and cultural critic[4] who writes and comments on parenting, step-parenting, female sexuality, motherhood, and popular culture.[5] [6] She has written several books and for The New York Times, The Atlantic, Psychology Today, The Huffington Post, Harper's Bazaar,[7] and The Daily Telegraph.

Early life and education

Martin was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan[8] and grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[9] She did her undergraduate work at the University of Michigan where she studied anthropology,[8] [10] and she received a doctorate in comparative literature and cultural studies from Yale University. Her doctoral work examined early psychoanalysis and anthropology.[11] [12]

Work

Martin has taught literature and cultural studies at Yale, The New School, and Baruch College.[13]

In May 2009, Martin's memoir about her experience as a stepmother called Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel and Act the Way We Do was published.[14]

After Martin moved to the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan with her family in 2004, she began researching and documenting her experiences there for her next book, Primates of Park Avenue.[15] [16] Simon & Schuster released the book in June 2015.[17] [18] The memoir recounted Martin's experience living among the wealthy women, particularly stay-at-home mothers, of the Upper East Side and examined their behavior from a social researcher's perspective, inspired by the work of Jane Goodall.[19] [15] [20] Primates has been translated into nine languages, .[21]

In her book Untrue (2018), Martin focused on female sexuality and addressing untruths about women and sex.[22]

Martin has also written for Psychology Today,[23] The Daily Telegraph,[24] The New York Times, The Huffington Post,[25] and The Atlantic.[26]

Publications

Martin is the author of the following books and ebooks:

Reception

In May 2013, several articles were published about the practice of hiring disabled guides to avoid lines at Disney World, which Martin uncovered during her research for Primates of Park Avenue.[27] On May 16, 2015, The New York Times published an essay by Martin in the Sunday Review section, titled "Poor Little Rich Women", prior to the publication of her book Primates of Park Avenue.[28] The article received coverage from numerous media outlets,[29] in particular the concept of financial rewards called "wife bonuses", which Martin reported some Upper East Side wives receive from their husbands for superior domestic performance.[18] [30] The New York Times characterized Martin's description of wife bonuses as "disputed".[31]

In 2015, the New York Post claimed to have found multiple factual discrepancies with Martin's memoir Primates of Park Avenue. In response, Simon & Schuster promised to add a note by Martin to subsequent editions of the book, clarifying that some chronologies and details were changed.[32]

Personal life

Martin is married to Joel Moser, a lawyer, financier, chief executive officer, and adjunct professor at Columbia University, with whom she has two sons, one born in 2001 and the other in 2007.[33] [34] [35] [36] She has two step-daughters, children of Moser's first marriage.

Notes and References

  1. News: Wednesday Martin Dares to Call Her New Book 'Untrue' . September 15, 2018 . Ruth . La Ferla . . March 14, 2019 . April 27, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190427011743/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/style/wednesday-martin-untrue.html . live .
  2. News: Annie Lowrey. At Lunch With the Author Who Introduced the Upper East Side 'Wife Bonus'. She grew up as Wendy Martin.... New York. June 2015. June 8, 2015. June 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150607150714/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/05/wednesday-martin-primates-of-park-avenue.html. live.
  3. News: Gina Barreca. The $150,000 Purse And Other 'Wife Bonuses'. The author "Wednesday" Martin (her real name is Wendy, but I guess she liked the Addams Family).... Hartford Courant. May 27, 2015. June 8, 2015. May 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150529211953/http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-barreca-pimates-park-avenue-0528-20150526-column.html. live.
  4. News: The harried tale of 'Primates of Park Avenue' . Karen Heller . . July 14, 2015 . July 16, 2015 . July 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723140423/http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-harried-tale-of-primates-of-park-avenue/2015/07/14/b53a8026-25c1-11e5-b72c-2b7d516e1e0e_story.html . live .
  5. News: Undercover at Disney:Deplorable scheme to skip lines . Jeff Rossen and Josh Davis . . May 31, 2013 . August 26, 2015 . August 15, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150815164417/http://www.today.com/news/undercover-disney-deplorable-scheme-skip-lines-6C10131266 . live .
  6. News: Here's how much these moms spend to look good . Emily Jane Fox . . May 31, 2013 . August 26, 2015 . July 18, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150718222918/http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/26/luxury/glam-stay-at-home-moms/ . live .
  7. When it comes to promiscuity, are women the new men? . Martin . . July 28, 2015 . August 26, 2015 . August 24, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150824000636/http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a11605/female-vs-male-sexuality/ . live .
  8. News: At Lunch With the Author Who Introduced the Upper East Side 'Wife Bonus' . Annie Lowrey . . June 2, 2015 . July 7, 2015 . June 24, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150624172051/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/05/wednesday-martin-primates-of-park-avenue.html . live .
  9. News: Primates of Park Avenue: Wednesday Martin says we should feel sorry for the pampered, privileged women of New York's Upper East Side . Andrew Buncombe . . June 16, 2015 . August 3, 2015 . July 11, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711043917/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/primates-of-park-avenue-wednesday-martin-says-we-should-feel-sorry-for-the-pampered-privileged-women-of-new-yorks-upper-east-side-10324564.html . live .
  10. News: A Cultural Study of the Ladies who Lunch . Rachel Epstein . DuJour Magazine . July 7, 2015 . July 27, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150727120856/http://dujour.com/culture/wednesday-martin-primates-of-park-avenue-interview/ . live .
  11. News: Wednesday Martin's Primates of Fifth Avenue . Alfred Brophy . The Faculty Lounge . May 26, 2015 . July 7, 2015 . June 11, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150611100522/http://www.thefacultylounge.org/2015/05/wednesday-martins-primates-of-fifth-avenue.html . live .
  12. News: Wednesday Martin Is the Margaret Mead of the .1% . Jesse Kornbluth . . May 28, 2015 . July 8, 2015 . July 7, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150707134435/http://observer.com/2015/05/wednesday-martin-is-the-margaret-mead-of-the-1/#ixzz3fK9jT3qb . live .
  13. Web site: Wednesday Martin Ph.D. . psychologytoday.com . . August 4, 2015 . March 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302191008/https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/contributors/wednesday-martin-phd . live .
  14. News: A sympathetic new book about the family member everyone loves to hate suggests even the best stepmoms in the world are set up to fail miserably . Heather Havrilesky . . May 20, 2009 . July 7, 2015 . July 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150709012213/http://www.salon.com/2009/05/20/havrilesky_stepmonster/ . live .
  15. News: Rich Housewives Go Under The Microscope In 'Primates Of Park Avenue' . . May 31, 2015 . July 7, 2015 . July 7, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150707234856/http://www.npr.org/2015/05/31/410250338/rich-housewives-go-under-the-microscope-in-primates-of-park-avenue . live .
  16. News: Why the Wealthy Women of New York's Upper East Side Are So Completely Fascinating . Jill Filipovic . . June 4, 2015 . July 16, 2015 . July 22, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150722024142/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/news/a41428/primates-of-park-avenue-wednesday-martin-interview/ . live .
  17. News: Publisher to Put Asterisk on 'Primates of Park Avenue' . Hiroko Tabuchi . Hiroko Tabuchi . . June 7, 2015 . July 7, 2015 . September 19, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180919025205/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/08/business/media/publisher-to-put-asterisk-on-primates-of-park-avenue.html?gwh=FCA940DFAAB05C660A26BB11C65432C8&gwt=pay&_r=0 . live .
  18. Belinda Luscombe. June 2, 2015. What We Can Learn From Insanely Rich Parents. Time. August 6, 2015. August 20, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150820051657/http://time.com/3903346/wife-bonus-primates-park-avenue/. live.
  19. News: A Conversation With Wednesday Martin, Author of Primates of Park Avenue . Jia Tolentino . Jia Tolentino . . June 2, 2015 . August 10, 2015 . October 7, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151007200222/http://jezebel.com/a-conversation-with-wednesday-martin-author-of-primate-1708261654 . live .
  20. News: The $150,000 Purse And Other 'Wife Bonuses' . Gina Barreca . . May 27, 2015 . July 7, 2015 . July 6, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150706074720/http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-barreca-pimates-park-avenue-0528-20150526-column.html . live .
  21. News: Primates, scolding, and dismissive finger-wagging . Victor P. Corona . Contexts . June 11, 2016 . July 30, 2018 . Martin’s New York Times Sunday Review piece, “Poor Little Rich Women,” was one of the paper’s twenty most-read pieces of the year . September 19, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180919061720/https://contexts.org/blog/primates-scolding-and-dismissive-finger-wagging/ . live .
  22. News: 'Untrue' By Wednesday Martin Will Challenge What You Think About Women & Sex — And The Cover Is Just As Revealing As The Book . Kerri Jarema . . April 16, 2018 . July 20, 2018 . September 19, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180919061811/https://www.bustle.com/p/untrue-by-wednesday-martin-will-challenge-what-you-think-about-women-sex-the-cover-is-just-as-revealing-as-the-book-8798496 . live .
  23. News: Deals, Divorce, Direction: Off-Label Uses for Psychoanalysis . Martin . . July 16, 2015 . July 16, 2015 . March 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302191005/https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/stepmonster/201507/deals-divorce-direction-label-uses-psychoanalysis . live .
  24. News: Banning the 'blended' family: why step-families will never be the same as first families . Martin . . January 23, 2013 . July 16, 2015 . August 26, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150826094812/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/9820359/Banning-the-blended-family-why-step-families-will-never-be-the-same-as-first-families.html . live .
  25. News: The Dad Effect: How Fatherhood Changes Men and Why We Need More Books about Fathers . Martin . . June 14, 2010 . July 16, 2015 . May 22, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150522051639/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wednesday-martin/the-dad-effect-how-father_b_610676.html . live .
  26. News: The Captivity of Motherhood . Martin . . July 15, 2015 . July 16, 2015 . July 16, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716051043/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/07/the-captivity-of-motherhood/398525/ . live .
  27. News: Disney World vows action after report of wealthy hiring disabled to skip lines . Josh Levs . . May 15, 2013 . July 7, 2015 . July 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723144754/http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/15/us/disney-skipping-lines/ . live .
  28. News: Poor Little Rich Women . Martin . . May 16, 2015 . July 16, 2015 . June 23, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623071603/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/opinion/sunday/poor-little-rich-women.html?_r=0 . live .
  29. News: Shocker: Upper East Side "Wife Bonus" Book Reportedly Filled With Lies . Ben Yakas . . June 7, 2015 . July 7, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150709111242/http://gothamist.com/2015/06/07/shocker_upper_east_side_wife_bonus.php . July 9, 2015 .
  30. News: Do Stay-at-Home Moms Deserve a Salary? . Michelle Ruiz . . May 21, 2015 . July 16, 2015 . May 25, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150525033727/http://www.vogue.com/13262329/stay-home-mom-salary-primates-of-park-ave/ . live .
  31. News: June 13, 2015. Primates of Times Square: A Case Study. The New York Times. July 7, 2015. June 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150617172042/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/14/public-editor/new-york-times-public-editor-margaret-sullivan-on-primates-of-park-avenue-coverage.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0. live.
  32. News: Tabuchi . Hiroko . 2015-06-07 . Publisher to Put Asterisk on 'Primates of Park Avenue' . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-09-15 . 0362-4331.
  33. News: Shocker: Upper East Side "Wife Bonus" Book Reportedly Filled With Lies. Among the most glaring errors: Martin's first son was born in 2001 and her second was born in 2007, the year she moved from the Upper East Side to the Upper West Side. Martin talks about raising two boys on the UES throughout the book. She writes that she attended exercise classes at Physique 57 to lose her baby weight after her second son's birth. The Post claims that gym did not exist when she claims to have exercised there.. Gothamist. June 7, 2015. June 8, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150609220944/http://gothamist.com/2015/06/07/shocker_upper_east_side_wife_bonus.php. June 9, 2015.
  34. Web site: Joel Moser. Columbia University. May 18, 2015. June 14, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150614001425/https://sipa.columbia.edu/faculty/joel-moser. live.
  35. News: Screws. Nic. Gordon. Amanda. Ankari. Moti. Celebrity and Business Power Couples Pick the Perfect Valentine's Day Gifts. Bloomberg News. February 9, 2015 . May 23, 2015. May 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150501145150/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-09/celebrity-power-couples-share-their-valentine-s-day-wish-lists. live.
  36. Web site: Joseph Martin. lifestorynet.com. October 6, 2015. June 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150613224834/http://www.lifestorynet.com/obituaries/joseph-martin.9137. live.

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