Saving Florida : women's fight for the environment in the twentieth century

Name/Title

Saving Florida : women's fight for the environment in the twentieth century

Entry/Object ID

Library.1234

Description

x, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Saving Florida : women's fight for the environment in the twentieth century by Leslie Poole. Includes information on the Jacksonville's Woman's Club role and the role of Gertrude Rollins Wilson. Contents: Part I: Working through women's groups -- For the birds -- Conservation and forests -- Creating parks -- The city and state beautiful -- Part II: Operating in female-male groups -- The three Marjorie's, Rachel, and the rise of ecology -- Clearing the air -- Restoring waters -- Endangered species and lands -- Part III: Women take the lead -- Seeking environmental justice -- Women leaders -- Epilogue: the legacy of Florida's environmental women.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Women in conservation of natural resources -- Florida., Women conservationists -- Florida., Women in development -- Florida., Environmental management -- Florida., Wilson, Gertrude Rollins., Woman's Club of Jacksonville (Jacksonville, Fla.).

Publication Details

Author

Poole, Leslie Kemp

Publisher

University Press of Florida

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Gainesville, FL

Call No.

QH76.5.F6 P66 2015

ISBN

9780813062327