Rosalie Edge, hawk of mercy : the activist who saved nature from the conservationists
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Zaslowsky, Dyan,
Contributors
McKibben, Bill, writer of foreword.
Clement, Roland C., writer of afterword.
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QH31.E17 Z38 2009
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LC Subjects
Biographies.
Conservationists -- United States -- Biography.
Edge, Rosalie, -- 1877-1962.
Suffragists -- United States -- Biography.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biographies
Conservationists
Edge, Rosalie, -- 1877-1962
Suffragists
United States
Other Subjects
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Edge, Rosalie.
Feminists.
Suffragettes.
Umweltschutz
USA
Écologistes (Défenseurs de l'environnement) -- États-Unis -- Biographies.

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xvii, 312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-297) and index.
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Rosalie Edge (1877-1962) was the first American woman to achieve national renown as a conservationist. Dyana Z. Furmansky draws on Edges personal papers and on interviews with family members and associates to portray an implacable, indomitable personality whose activism earned her the names Joan of Arc and hellcat. A progressive New York socialite and veteran suffragist, Edge did not join the conservation movement until her early fifties. Nonetheless, her legacy of achievements--called "widespread and monumental" by the New Yorker--forms a crucial link between the eras defined by John Muir and Rachel Carson. An early voice against the indiscriminate use of toxins and pesticides, Edge reported evidence about the dangers of DDT fourteen years before Carson's Silent Spring was published.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Zaslowsky, D., McKibben, B., & Clement, R. C. (2009). Rosalie Edge, hawk of mercy: the activist who saved nature from the conservationists . University of Georgia Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Zaslowsky, Dyan, Bill, McKibben and Roland C., Clement. 2009. Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy: The Activist Who Saved Nature From the Conservationists. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Zaslowsky, Dyan, Bill, McKibben and Roland C., Clement. Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy: The Activist Who Saved Nature From the Conservationists Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2009.

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Zaslowsky, D., McKibben, B. and Clement, R. C. (2009). Rosalie edge, hawk of mercy: the activist who saved nature from the conservationists. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Zaslowsky, Dyan,, Bill McKibben, and Roland C. Clement. Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy: The Activist Who Saved Nature From the Conservationists University of Georgia Press, 2009.

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