Marjory Stoneman Douglas
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Helen Muir’s house
When we were in Coral Gables two weeks ago to go through journalist Helen Muir’s papers at the University of Miami, we went by Helen’s home. She lived near environmental great Marjory Stoneman Douglas. They were a fun pair. Helen wrote for both the Miami News and the Miami Herald women’s sections. I am going to work on drafting a paper on Helen on Friday.
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Miami environmentalism
I am in the midst of reading the book, An Everglades Providence: Marjory Stoneman Douglas – published by the University of Georgia Press. Marjory was a great environmentalist who fought to save the Everglades. Her first job was at the Miami Herald. The book has been helpful in my work on Miami environmentalists – many were women who were encouraged by women’s page journalists, such as Marie Anderson. I just completed an encyclopedia entry on the Miami environment that is going to be published next year by the University of Houston.
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Lance and I went to Brevard County yesterday to clean up the beach in an effort to help save the sea turtles. One of the most significant women in Florida conservation was Marjory Stoneman Douglas who helped save the Everglades. Marjory was good friends with many of the Florida’s women’s page editors. Here she is with several of them, including Marie Anderson and Dorothy Jurney. (Marjory is the one wearing the hat.)
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Helen Muir
This week I am working on telling the story of Florida journalist and library advocate Helen Muir. Born in Yonkers, New York, Muir moved to Miami in 1934. She was a columnist for the Universal Service syndicate from 1935 to 1938, and after marriage and motherhood, continued writing for the Miami News and the Miami Herald until 1965. But, likely her greatest love was libraries. She chaired the State Library Advisory Council and was instrumental in organizing the Miami-Dade Library System. Like many women in Florida, she was instrumental in helping establish the foundation of her community. She also wrote several books. Helen was a good friend of environmentalist Marjory…
