Mary Murphy is the author of Women on the Line (1983), The Influence of Turkey Skin and Mechanically Deboned Turkey Meat on Functional and Sensory Characteristics of a Smoked Sausage (1980), Her Most Unforgettable Thanksgiving (1980), A History of the Bellevue School for Midwives (1978), The Contribution of the Psychological Approach of Lewis Joseph Sherrill to the Twentieth Century American Religious Educational Scene (1973).