by Mari K Eder | Jan 7, 2025 | Newsletters
Last June, America and her allies commemorated the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. Now, in January, with the anniversary of the Battle of The Bulge behind us, we are following the trail of the greatest generation, the stories of those soldiers, sailors, and Marines as they... 
by Mari K Eder | Sep 5, 2023 | Newsletters
August 26th is nationally recognized as Women’s Equality Day, recalling that day in 1920 when the 19th amendment was certified to the Constitution, recognizing women’s right to vote. In 1920, Mae Foley was thirty-four years old, married, with two young children, and... 
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 | May 27, 2023 | Op-Eds and Commentary
One of Mae Foley’s friends in the Women’s Police Reserve was Capt. Edna Pitkin. Edna was a Broadway regular, and Mae thought her a bit impulsive. One day she told Mae that she’d learned the Department wanted to test out a new bulletproof vest. She volunteered to wear... 
by Mari K Eder | May 1, 2023 | Newsletters
The first day of May is Law Day, a day in which we recognize the importance of the rule of law in the founding of America and its significance in our society. Law Day was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 to educate the public about the legal...