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 "e;Joan of Arc"e; and "e;hellcat."e; A progressive New York socialite and veteran suffragist, Edge did not ...