Mariia Strutyns’ka (also known as Maria Strutynska, with the literary pen name Vira Mars’ka), was a Ukrainian writer and community activist. She was born in Dolyna, in what is now the Stryi raion of Lviv oblast into a family of priests. After completing her education at the teacher’s seminary in Stanyslaviv (now Ivano-Frankivs’k), she pursued further studies at the Ukrains’kyi Taiemnyi Universytet in Lviv.

From an early age, Strutyns’ka was actively engaged in civil and cultural affairs. She was a dedicated advocate for the women’s movement and contributed articles to magazines focused on women’s issues. In Lviv, she was involved with the Soiuz Ukrainok, serving as editor of its magazine Ukrainka (1937-1939) and as co-editor of Nashi dni (1941-1944). Additionally, she worked at the Ivan Franko Museum in Lviv from 1940 to 1941.

At the end of World War II, Strutyns’ka relocated to Austria, and in 1949, she settled in Philadelphia. Over her lifetime, she authored numerous works, including the novel "Buria nad L’vovom" (1944), the play "Amerykanka" (1973), the collection of short stories "Pomylka d-ra Varets’koho" (1964), as well as memoirs and articles compiled in "Daleke zblyz’ka" (1975). Her short stories, essays, and memoirs were published in numerous periodicals in the United States. Strutyns’ka was a member of the Ukrainian Writers’ Association in Exile “Slovo.” Mariia Strutyns’ka died in 1984 in Philadelphia. She is buried at Ukrainian Catholic cemetery in Fox Chase, Pennsylvania.