Barbara Garson
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Barbara Garson (born July 7, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American playwright.
She is best known for MacBird, a notorious 1966 counterculture drama which satirically depicts President of the United States Lyndon Johnson as Macbeth. She is also the author of the plays The Co-op (1972) and The Dinosaur Door (1976). She has written numerous magazine articles and the books All the Livelong Day: The Meaning and Demeaning of Routine Work (1975 ISBN 0-14-004381-0), The Electronic Sweatshop: How Computers Are Transforming the Office of the Future into the Factory of the Past (1988 ISBN 0-671-53049-6), and Money Makes the World Go Around (2001 ISBN 0-670-86660-1).
In 1992 she was the running mate for J. Quinn Brisben on the Socialist Party USA ticket, replacing Bill Edwards, who died during the race.
| Preceded by Ron Ehrenreich |
Socialist Party Vice Presidential candidate 1992 (lost) |
Succeeded by Eric Chester |
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