Esther Gulick (née Kaufmann, 29 March 1911 - 31 May 1995) was a pioneer in
environmentalism
Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement about supporting life, habitats, and surroundings. While environmentalism focuses more on the environmental and nature-related aspects of green ideology and politics, ecolog ...
. She, along with
Kay Kerr and
Sylvia McLaughlin, founded the Save San Francisco Bay Association
which eventually became
Save The Bay
Save The Bay is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving San Francisco Bay and related estuarine habitat areas. It was founded by Catherine Kerr, Sylvia McLaughlin, and Esther Gulick in 1961.
The organization aims to protect the ...
.
She was referred to as an "impractical idealist," a "do-gooder" and a "posy-picker"
but she is credited as a leader in environmentalism.
References
20th-century American naturalists
Activists from the San Francisco Bay Area
American conservationists
1995 deaths
1911 births
20th-century naturalists
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