by Mari K Eder | May 2, 2024 | Newsletters
In November 2021, I was invited to participate in the American Veterans Center (AVC) Veterans Conference & Honors. This was the 24th annual event, which is comprised of a conference, a youth leadership summit, and a major event to commemorate Veteran’s Day.... 
by Mari K Eder | Mar 5, 2024 | Newsletters
“Guilty, guilty, guilty!” In thirty minutes the defendants in the “Lucky” Luciano mob trial, all nine of them, heard those words 549 times. They were all going to prison. Mae Foley, NYPD policewoman seconded to the District Attorney’s office... 
by Mari K Eder | Aug 1, 2023 | Newsletters
National emergencies—wars, disasters, all those things that create sudden change and deep needs—seem to drive progress in many ways. World War I created industries to make uniforms and manufacture war materials. The need for manpower to build American military units... 
by Mari K Eder | Jul 24, 2023 | Op-Eds and Commentary
As published in the July – August 2023 edition of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution National Defender. A recent military magazine article on WWII journalists neglected to mention any women correspondents aside from Martha Gellhorn, and... 
by Mari K Eder | Jul 5, 2023 | Newsletters
For the past two years, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time with my new friends, The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line. Those intrepid women, trailblazers in the World War II years and beyond, kept me company throughout the empty span of the pandemic. I learned their...