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'''Mina "Margery" Crandon''' was a wealthy [[Boston]] socialite and [[medium]] who almost won a prize offered by |
'''Mina "Margery" Crandon''' was a wealthy [[Boston]] socialite and [[medium]] who almost won a prize offered by ''[[Scientific American]]'' magazine for showing authentic [[psychic]] ability. Margery did not swindle money or cheat people with her charlatanism; appearing honest in the public eye unlike most disproved [[spiritualist]]s and supported by the educated upper class of Boston and [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]], prize committee member [[Harry Houdini]] disproved her psychic abilities just before Scientific American awarded her the prize. |
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Revision as of 06:52, 9 November 2005
Mina "Margery" Crandon was a wealthy Boston socialite and medium who almost won a prize offered by Scientific American magazine for showing authentic psychic ability. Margery did not swindle money or cheat people with her charlatanism; appearing honest in the public eye unlike most disproved spiritualists and supported by the educated upper class of Boston and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, prize committee member Harry Houdini disproved her psychic abilities just before Scientific American awarded her the prize.