by Mari K Eder | Oct 3, 2023 | Newsletters
From my October 2023 Newsletter: In just two weeks, I’ll be in Phoenix, Arizona, where I will be privileged to receive the Historian of the Year Award for 2023 from Historic Hotels of America, part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Historic Hotels... 
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 | 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 | 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 18, 2023 | Op-Eds and Commentary
Where are all the women? I’m not trained as a professional historian. But I have written about historical topics and published essays, articles, and books on historical events and people. I’ve learned a lot in the process. Over the past several years I’ve discovered...