| When the request for our newsletter submission came through I was wondering, what would Mabel do (WWMD) during the cold winter months when limited daylight hours and lower temperatures precluded her from serious birding? And then I realized, writing of course! Mabel wrote numerous books, pamphlets Even more impressive as well as disheartening, Mabel wanted to attend Cornell University to become a doctor but her father refused her. Mabel eventually married (the suitable path for a woman) and I’ve heard but never read, her husband turned a blind eye to her writing ambitions. Can you seriously imagine living, or should I say suffocating in such an environment? As a bright, ambitious woman, she as well as many others pushed the envelope to help get us to the point where we have numerous women declaring to run for the highest office in the United States. Thank you, Mabel, and many, many others. As a conservationist, protecting birds and educating people about birds, Mabel established the Connecticut Audubon in 1898. Her friend, Annie B. Jennings, offered several pieces of land for a sanctuary. Mabel chose the 12-acre parcel near the train and trolley for easy public access. Named after her field guide to birds, Birdcraft has now been whittled down to six acres (thank you I-95), but the CT Audubon currently holds roughly 2600 acres overall in the state of Connecticut. In the same So what are you doing this winter? I know of course many of you are waiting for the Birdcraft Sign Up Genius Page to come out. Plan on late March/early April for that invitation. But if you’re looking for something to do now, think back to last summer and determine if you fulfilled your three What else? How can we be more involved, make a difference, push the envelope, have women in the future thank us for what we have done? Let me know what you think in the comments below. |
