ERMA MADE MOTHERHOOD HER BEAT.
Erma Bombeck’s “words won her the permanent place of honor in American life: the refrigerator door,” syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman wrote after the celebrated humorist’s death.
Follow Erma’s life from humble roots to worldwide fame through excerpts from Lynn Hutner Colwell’s book, Erma Bombeck: Writer and Humorist.
Childhood
Fifties Housewife
Politics
I Want to Go to Boise
Growing Up
Birth of a Career
GMA
Remembering Erma
College
Erma’s Fame Grows
The Screen
Prayer for Erma
Erma Bombeck Collection 