Susan_Linn

Susan Linn

Susan Linn

American writer, psychologist, and ventriloquist

Susan Linn is an American writer, psychologist, and ventriloquist. She is the founder of Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and author of the book Consuming Kids.[2] She is a research associate at Boston Children's Hospital and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School.

Quick Facts Nationality, Education ...

Early life and education

Linn graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Education and Counseling Psychology.[3]

Career

Linn is a ventriloquist who has performed in various locations, including Puppet Showplace Theater.[4] She also performed on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.[5] Her characters included Audrey Duck, Cat-a-lion, and Timberlane Wolf.[4]

Linn became a puppet therapist at Boston Children's Hospital.[3]

Linn is the founder of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting children from deceptive advertising.[3] She worked for the organization from its founding in 2000 through 2015 when she left to focus on writing and teaching.[3] Linn also appeared in The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, a 2011 documentary about marketing and advertising.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Koman, Kathleen. "Toddling Consumers". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. [2]
    Brady, John. "Consuming Kids: The Hostile Takeover of Childhood". Mother Jones. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. [3]
    Pfeiffer, Sacha (17 June 2015). "Children's advocate Susan Linn moving on". Boston Globe. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  4. [4]
    Leone, Loretta (March 23, 1978). "NO STRINGS ATTACHED". The Boston Globe  – via ProQuest (subscription required) . ProQuest 757679272. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  5. [5]
    Elton, Chaterine (31 January 2012). "Electric Youth". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. [6]
    Abele, Robert (25 April 2011). "POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold". Mother Jones. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Susan_Linn, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.