Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy

Rosalie Edge (1877-1962) was the first American woman to achieve national renown as a conservationist. Dyana Z. Furmansky draws on Edge''s personal papers and on interviews with family members and associates to portray an implacable, indomitable personality whose activism earned her the names ""Joan of Arc"" and ""hellcat."" A progressive New York socialite and veteran suffragist, Edge did not joi...