Mildred Edie Brady

Mildred Edie Brady (June 3, 1906 – July 27, 1965) was a freelance writer for The New Republic who is mostly known for writing the May 26, 1947 article The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich (with the subhead, "The man who blames both neuroses and cancer on unsatisfactory sexual activities has been repudiated by only one scientific journal") about psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich's controversial "cosmic energy" research.

Writings on Reich Wilhelm Reich had quit lecturing on medical psychology at the New School for Social Research, after having been invited to teach there in 1939. Brady was curious about his orgone accumulator and its purported ability to concentrate orgone energy. In 1947 Brady approached Reich for an interview at his home in Forest Hills, Queens. Reich came to believe that Brady was a Stalinist acting under orders from the Communist Party, a "communist sniper," as Reich called her.

The article's reception contributed to a downturn of Reich's reputation which ultimately led to his conviction and imprisonment.

Personal life She was married to Robert A. Brady, with whom she had two daughters, Judy Brady (1937–2017) and Joan Brady (1939–2024).

After the beginning of World War II Brady and her husband worked for the Office of Price Administration. She dated Dexter Masters. She died of a heart attack.