Wishing You Thanksgiving!🌾🍂🤲🤝
Published: Thu, 11/25/21
2021 Hello, I love this holiday focused on giving thanks. No presents. No candy. No fireworks or costumes. Just food and people. And I'm incredibly…
Author Mary Cronk Farrell
Author Mary Cronk Farrell I write about women whose courage has shaped our history. My work shines a light in shadowy forgotten corners, amplifies marginalized voices and empowers us all to work constructively for what we believe in.
🕵️♀️The Woman Who Took Down Lucky Luciano and the New York Mob 💰🎰
Published: Fri, 11/19/21
Hello, Hectic schedule this week, so I brought back one of my favorite stories, how back in the 1930s, a black woman attorney took down New York…
👀A Look Behind the Scenes of my New Book!🤫📕
Published: Fri, 11/12/21
2021 Hello, Veteran's Day I attended a deeply moving ceremony for the rededication of Spokane's Vietnam Veteran's Memorial. Several vets talked about…
The "Dumb Broads" Who Caught the Traitor and Spy Aldrich Ames
Published: Fri, 11/05/21
2021 Hello, Not my words. One of the women responsible for catching Aldrich (Rick) Ames said he never respected the women who worked with him in the…
What's that little task you've put off for years? Here's mine.
Published: Fri, 10/29/21
2021 Hello, Some authors put off updating their photo to hide their age. Others, like me, have it on the to-do list where it never quite reaches the…
So Many Stories Flow from this One Photo....📚
Published: Fri, 10/22/21
October 22, 2021 Hello, Wednesday of this week, October 20th, marked 79 years to the day that US military forces returned to the Philippines after…
Incredible Survival Story! Snow, Ice, Enemy Strafing, Near Starvation...😮😮
Published: Fri, 10/15/21
October 15, 2021 Hello, I'm on vacation this week. Enjoy one of my favorite stories from the archives! On November 8th, the weather was clear and…
Why Do I Keep Sending You Women's Stories❓ Why Do You Read Them❓
Published: Fri, 10/08/21
October 8, 2021 Hello, I keep sending you stories of of courageous women in history because they stir something deep inside us, hope and possibility.
WAKE: More Astounding Women's History Uncovered
Published: Fri, 10/01/21
October 1, 2021 Hello, The new thing in books is the graphic novel. The strange thing is that some of the best are not fiction, and so technically not…
Happy Friday! 😎 The Big Ask
Published: Fri, 09/24/21
September 24, 2021 Hello, This is so hard for me. I need to ask you for five minutes and $25. I realized this week that my new book will be out in…