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In the first book of the Old Testament we read the following: "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel" (Gen. 3, 15). This verse, called the "protoevangelion," is the first promise of the redeeming Messiah. The woman in this verse is the Virgin Mary, Her offspring is, of course, Our Lord Jesus Christ. Despite the fact that there is distinct controversy among Biblical scholars as to whether the text should read "she", "he" or "it shall bruise"(or crush), the meaning is the same, as it is through Her Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, that the Virgin Mary crushes Satan.

Huh, I do not know who told you the woman was Mary, as Mary was not the object of discussion, the woman was Eve. It is said of Eve that she is the mother of all living (Christ is the 'life' giver) as it was through her third son Seth where we can trace the genealogy even to Mary or Christ. And we are talking about offspring and it is a wild leap to inject Mary as the crusher of Satan. The Vulgate was corrupted into "she" which lies at the root of Mariolatry: the verb is singular masculine. This is the first great promise and prophecy.