You Know What It Takes to Fly? To Really Soar? This Woman did.🎈
Published: Fri, 03/01/24
2024Hello, Black pilot Janet Harmon was turned away with the word "never" so many times it must have made her head spin. She was told 'no' over and…
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 First CIA Officer to Die was a Woman. Looks Like They Lied about it.
Published: Fri, 02/23/24
February 23, 2024Hello, Jane Burrell's story of courage, patriotism and sacrifice has become part of a larger story of se ism and the unfortunate…
⭐Announcing a Change in this Newsletter⭐ Plus, One Woman Said "No." It's Incredible What Happened
Published: Fri, 02/16/24
February 9, 2024Hello, I've switched away from Substack and back to my old newsletter format. If you're a paid subscriber, thank you! ❤️ I really…
Really fun news! 🥳 Plus Another Amazing Woman!⭐
Published: Fri, 10/06/23
October 6, 2023Hello, Celebrate with me! This newsletter turns 10-years-old on October 25th! 🎂 Festivity details to come, plus change is afoot. Stay…
📷 Recognize this iconic photo? Here's the rest of the story! 📸
Published: Fri, 09/29/23
September 29, 2023Hello, It was one moment of glory before the storm. The summer of 1936 when Spanish Republican forces initially crushed Fransisco…
💣Bomb Attack on Woman Environmentalist Unsolved after 30 yrs.💥
Published: Fri, 09/22/23
September 22, 2023Hello, Judi Bari made national headlines 30 years ago with her passionate protests against the clearcutting of California's old…
Silver Boom and Bust Leaves Forgotten People in Sunken Graves
Published: Fri, 09/15/23
September 15, 2023Hello, Tomorrow, in a pauper's cemetery in Leadville, Colorado, folks will unveil a memorial to hundreds of Irish Americans who died…
⭐ The Last Days of the First Women in Tech ⭐
Published: Fri, 09/08/23
September 8, 2023Hello, Last month I promised you the story of Margaret MacFarlane, a Scottish codebreaker who cracked Nazi secrets during World War…
Here's the One that Got Away!
Published: Fri, 09/01/23
September 1, 2023Hello, Writers know not all their stories will get published. Here's one of mine that got away. When I proposed the book Standing Up…
She was a "Prescription for Endurance and Courage"
Published: Fri, 08/25/23
August 25, 2023Hello, A significant anniversary date, August 20th, slipped by me earlier this week, but it's never too late to tell an important story…