IV 
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 envi-
ronmental 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 Welles-
ley College in 1912 where she was a member of the lit-
erary 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 environ-
mental 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 through-
out the 1920s, 30s, and 40s; 
Whereas in 1947 Marjory Stoneman Douglas wrote a ground- 
breaking book titled The Everglades: River of Grass that 
helped to draw national attention to a vast and little- 
known 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 Na-
tional Park; 
Whereas at the age of 78, Marjory Stoneman Douglas found-
ed the Friends of the Everglades, an educational and ad-
vocacy 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 publica-
tion 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 Ever-
glades she worked so tirelessly to preserve: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 
the life, achievements, and distinguished career of Marjory 
Stoneman Douglas, pioneer in the field of conservation, 
on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the publication 
of The Everglades: River of Grass. 
Æ 
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