by Mari K Eder | Apr 3, 2025 | Newsletters
By April 1945, the tipping point had not only been reached, but it was rapidly fading into the past. In Europe, Patton’s Third Army was heading into Germany. The end was near. Everyone could feel it coming. Millie Rexroat and her fellow WASP pilots were suddenly... 
by Mari K Eder | Feb 4, 2025 | Newsletters
On Veterans Day 2023, a new exhibit opened at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. “Our War Too: Women in Service” was a remarkable tribute to the over 350,000 women who served in uniform during World War II. This major exhibit recognizes the contributions... 
by Mari K Eder | Nov 2, 2022 | Newsletters
I was unlucky when I started researching many of the people I wrote about in The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line. It was February 1st, 2020 and the world was on the verge of a massive change. Just days after signing the contract to write the book for my amazing... 
by Mari K Eder | Jun 7, 2022 | Newsletters
May 14th was the 80th anniversary of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). The Women’s Army Corps began as an auxiliary unit for the United States Army on May 15th, 1942. It converted to active-duty status on July 15th, 1943. Over 150,000 women served as WACs in... 
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...