Marjory Stoneman Douglas
American activist, journalist and writer (1890-1998) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 108
Marjory Stoneman Douglas was an American journalist, author, women's suffrage advocate, and conservationist known for her staunch defense of the Everglades against efforts to drain it and reclaim land for development.
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The Stoneman and Trefethen extended family in 1893. Marjory is held by her father on the far right.
Marjory Stoneman in her senior year at Wellesley College
Military record of Douglas in the Navy.
Douglas around 1940.
Portrait of Douglas in her later years.
Douglas at the 1980 dedication of the headquarters of Florida Department of Natural Resources.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building, Tallahassee, Florida, headquarters of Florida Department of Environmental ProtectionAwards
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Moving to Miami as a young woman to work for The Miami Herald, she became a freelance writer, producing over one hundred short stories that were published in popular magazines. Her most influential work was the book The Everglades: River of Grass (1947), which redefined the popular conception of the Everglades as a treasured river instead of a worthless swamp. Its impact has been compared to that of Rachel Carson's influential book Silent Spring (1962). Her books, stories, and journalism career brought her influence in Miami, enabling her to advance her causes.
