Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890–1998)

Marjory Stoneman Douglas lived in Florida for eighty-three years. One of Florida’s environment’s foremost spokespersons, she has been a journalist, writer of fiction and nonfiction, editor, publisher, and crusader for women’s rights, racial justice, and conservation of nature. Her books include Florida: The Long Frontier, Alligator Crossing, Hurricane, Freedom River, and her critically acclaimed autobiography, Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Voice of the River with John Rothchild.