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A Woman to Know: Rosalie Barrow Edge

A Woman to Know: Rosalie Barrow Edge

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Apr 05, 2017
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She's the only honest, unselfish indomitable hellcat in the history of conservation. — Willard Gibbs Van Name

(image via Audubon Society)


After a childhood of Gramercy Park balls, calling cards and petticoats, Rosalie finally left New York society in 1929, dedicating her life to the thing she loved most: her lifelong hobby, birdwatching.

She had learne…

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