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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk – Mary Climbs In: The Journeys of Bruce Springsteen's Women Fans
DESCRIPTION:Bruce Springsteen’s relationship with his home state of New 
 Jersey has a central place in his legendary career. In 2025\, fans and the 
 music world celebrated the 50th anniversary of Born to Run\, a record built 
 on escape yet Springsteen remained close to home and forever associated 
 with New Jersey. Please join us as authors Lorraine Mangione and Donna 
 Luff\, longtime Springsteen fans\, apply their backgrounds in psychology 
 and sociology to delve into the experiences and meaning of Springsteen’s 
 work in the lives of his women fans through two large\, international 
 surveys. Their talk will focus on the perspectives of Springsteen’s women 
 fans from New Jersey\, as well as perceptions of New Jersey and its place 
 in Springsteen’s music among fans from other states and 
 countries.\n\nLorraine Mangione is a psychologist in the Department of 
 Clinical Psychology at Antioch University New England in Keene\, NH. She 
 has a long history of interest in creativity and art\, and their effect on 
 both creators and those who appreciate art\, starting with her 
 dissertation. Her first professional article on Springsteen looked at the 
 transformative power of relationships in his work\, which has carried 
 throughout the years\, including in our co-authored book Mary Climbs In: 
 The Journeys of Bruce Springsteen’s Women Fans. Her own journey began in 
 the late 1970’s\, with family ties to New York and New Jersey adding to 
 her fandom.\n\nDonna Luff is a British-born writer and educator who now 
 lives in Massachusetts. She works as an educator at Boston Children’s 
 Hospital and on faculty at Harvard Medical School. With Lorraine\, Donna is 
 co-author of the book Mary Climbs In: The Journeys of Bruce Springsteen’s 
 Women Fans (Rutgers University Press\, 2023). Her first published writings 
 about Springsteen included a personal essay about her relationship to the 
 Jersey Shore and status\, bestowed on her by New Jerseyans friends\, as an 
 “honorary Jersey girl.”
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