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... 
by Mari K Eder | Jun 1, 2023 | Op-Eds and Commentary
Mary Agnes Sullivan built a remarkable 35-year career as a pioneering policewoman in New York City. She became the first woman homicide detective in the New York City Police Department, breaking down barriers and setting new standards for women in law enforcement. Her... 
by Mari K Eder | May 25, 2023 | Op-Eds and Commentary
Over Memorial Day 2022, I spent some time getting to know the streets of NewYork City as Mae Foley, a new policewoman in the 1920s and 1930s, would haveknown them as part of my research for The Girls Who Fought Crime. I saw the locations for speakeasies, the route she...