Pacific Northwest Indigenous activist Shirley Williams has been a force in using the ancestral homelands of the San Juan Island National Historical Park as a site for community healing through preservation of the Straits Salish culture.
Margaret “Mardy” Murie was a naturalist partner, and a pioneering female conservationist.
Known as the “Mother of Redwoods” for her environmental organizing, her work contributed to the creation of Redwood National Park in 1968 and its subsequent expansion in 1978.
Native American activist, economist, and author who has devoted her life to advocating for Indigenous control of their homelands, natural resources, and cultural practices.
Environmental activist who worked to preserve and protect a historically African-American beach on Florida’s Atlantic coast.
Before her death in 2019 at age 95, Agnes Baker-Pilgrim was the oldest living member of the Takelma Tribe. Better known as Grandma Aggie, Baker-Pilgrim was deeply committed to her role as a tribal elder. She mentored Indigenous youth in Oregon while traveling the world well into her eighties as an activist for Indigenous and environmental rights.
New Zealand servant, farmer, environmentalist and nurse
New Zealand shopkeeper and businesswoman. In 1891, Meech filed suit against Wellington City Council for the pollution of her baths caused by their destructor plant; she won the case and £200 as compensation
Ukrainian journalist and activist known for her work in antifascist and eco-anarchist movements.
American ornithologist, naturalist, and author