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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 807 

Honoring the life of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, champion of the Florida 

Everglades and founder of Florida’s environmental movement. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 7, 2007 

Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. 

MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. MEEK of 

Florida, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. MACK, 

Ms. CASTOR, Mr. MAHONEY of Florida, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. CORRINE

BROWN of Florida, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. BOYD of Florida, Ms. 

WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. MICA, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, 

Mr. STEARNS, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. KELLER of 

Florida, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. MILLER of Florida, and Mr. BUCHANAN) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, champion 

of the Florida Everglades and founder of Florida’s environmental movement. 

Whereas Marjory Stoneman Douglas was born on April 7, 

1890, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the daughter of 

Frank Stoneman and the first publisher of The Miami 

Herald; 

Whereas Marjory Stoneman Douglas graduated from Wellesley College in 1912 where she was a member of the literary group Scribblers, editor-in-chief of the yearbook, 


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and served on the executive board of the Equal Suffrage 

League; 

Whereas Marjory Stoneman Douglas served in the Red Cross 

in Europe during World War I; 

Whereas Marjory Stoneman Douglas moved to Miami in 

1915 and became a reporter and writer at The Miami 

Herald where she wrote about progressive issues such as 

the fight for women’s rights, racial justice, and environmental conservation; 

Whereas Marjory Stoneman Douglas wrote dozens of short 

stories that were published in the Saturday Evening 

Post, Collier’s, and Woman’s Home Companion throughout the 1920s, 30s, and 40s; 

Whereas in 1947 Marjory Stoneman Douglas wrote a groundbreaking book titled The Everglades: River of Grass that 

helped to draw national attention to a vast and littleknown area that South Florida developers had deemed a 

worthless swamp; 

Whereas in the same year, Marjory Stoneman Douglas’ book 

mustered the public support to guard this subtropical 

marshland through a declaration from President Harry 

Truman, officially protecting the Everglades as a National Park; 

Whereas at the age of 78, Marjory Stoneman Douglas founded the Friends of the Everglades, an educational and advocacy group dedicated to the protection and restoration 

of this ecosystem that continues to be at forefront of 

Florida conservation; 

Whereas in November 1993, President Bill Clinton awarded 

Marjory Stoneman Douglas the Presidential Medal of 

Freedom, the highest honor given to a civilian; 


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Whereas this year marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of her book, The Everglades: River of Grass; and 

Whereas Marjory Stoneman Douglas passed away in 1998 

living to the age of 108, her ashes scattered in the Everglades she worked so tirelessly to preserve: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 

2 the life, achievements, and distinguished career of Marjory 

3 Stoneman Douglas, pioneer in the field of conservation, 

4 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the publication 

5 of The Everglades: River of Grass. 

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