by Mari K Eder | Mar 4, 2025 | Newsletters
The soldiers of the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion are finally getting their due on a broader scale. This World War II unit consisted of 855 women of color and became the only such unit to deploy overseas during WWII. Their story remained virtually unknown... 
by Mari K Eder | Jun 1, 2023 | Newsletters
It is hard to believe that by next June, it will be 80 years since D-Day, four score years since the Allied invasion of Normandy, during a global war, one meant to fight oppression and preserve the peace and freedom of people across the world. This was considered the... 
by Mari K Eder | Dec 1, 2022 | Newsletters
Most important things first! We WON! I want to thank everyone who voted for The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line as the recipient of the People’s Choice Award in nonfiction at the Library of Virginia’s 25th annual Literary Awards celebration. I couldn’t have been more... 
by Mari K Eder | May 7, 2022 | Newsletters
The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line launched out of the publisher’s hands and into the faraway lands of multiple independent bookstores, Amazon listings, and thousands of libraries on August 3, 2021. The book arrived to a mix of good reviews and some great ones, plus... 
by Mari K Eder | Apr 5, 2022 | Newsletters
On Monday, February 28, the House of Representatives voted 422-0 to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the all African-American, all-woman Six Triple Eight Central Postal Battalion – the only all-female, Black unit to serve overseas in World War II. I was thrilled...