Murphy, Anne Marie
Anne Marie Murphy is the author of A Proper Fit, a history of the more than 120 corset-making businesses in the city of Worcester that focuses on that industry’s many women entrepreneurs. After moving to Worcester in 2017 she volunteered at the Museum of Worcester’s library where she discovered many local women whose stories needed to be told, such as those in this book. She has worked as a professional researcher for the film and television industry for almost forty years, mainly as founder/owner of Eastern Script Inc., after receiving a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Bowdoin College and a master’s degree from the UCLA Film School. She created the popular coloring book Amazing Women of Worcester, a partner-ship with nine local female artists including her own talented daughter. An Amazing Women of Massachusetts book is now underway, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Women’s History Center.
