Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American journalist and activist (died 1998)

Marjory Stoneman Douglas

American journalist (1890–1998)

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. Moving to Miami as a young woman to work for The Miami…