However, she asked if she could write about the Everglades instead. She spent five years doing heavy-duty research on the ecology and history of the Everglades and how vital they are to Florida’s residents and ecosystem.
Her book, The Everglades: River of Grass, was published in 1947 and was extremely powerful in portraying the message of how if the Everglades were destroyed by human construction, the important species of creatures that live within and support the ecosystem of the Everglades would be wiped out.
The book’s first line, “There are no other Everglades in the world,” is still referenced as one of the most impactful and eye-catching opening lines in a book on conservation.
After her book became a success and had people finally talking about how important it was to preserve the Everglades, Marjory joined the Everglades Tropical Park Committee and continued to publicly criticize groups whose overdevelopment threatened them. She soon became known as a wonderful author and activist.
In 1969, she became the first president of the Friends of the Everglades group, which she helped establish. She began writing and publishing novels and wrote nine books throughout her life.
Throughout the 1970s and 1990s, Marjory was recognized for her environmental activism and won esteemed awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Bill Clinton in 1993.
She saw some of her efforts to preserve the Everglades finally pay off when the United States Congress passed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Everglades Protection Act in 1991, which funded water treatment facilities. She had several schools and buildings named after her throughout Florida as well.
Marjory lived out the rest of her days at her home in Coconut Grove, Florida, and lived to be 108 years old. She passed away in May 1998. Unfortunately, the Florida Everglades still face great danger, so keeping Marjory’s activist spirit alive and educating ourselves on their importance remains essential.
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