Harriet's Ruffled Feathers

Written by Joy McCullough · Illustrated by Romina Galotta

A hat-loving society woman learns birds are dying for fashion and decides to fight back.

40 pages· AD910L· AR ~5.9

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Bookroo's summary

Harriet Lawrence Hemenway loved fancy hats, especially ones topped with grand feathers. Then she learned that millions of wild birds were being killed to decorate them. Determined to take feathers out of fashion, Harriet rallied her friends, pushed for laws banning the trade in wild bird feathers, and in 1896 helped found the Massachusetts Audubon Society. This picture-book biography shows how one woman's change of heart grew into a conservation movement that still protects birds today.

From the publisher

Meet the inspiring woman whose love of fashion led her to start a conservation movement and found the Massachusetts Audubon Society in this lively picture book biography. Harriet Lawrence Hemenway loved hats. She loved them with ribbons and flowers, embroidery and pearls. And feathers! What was better than a hat with grand, glorious feathers? But then Harriet discovered that millions of birds died so that she and her friends could soar at the height of style. A passion for fashion was one thing, but this was feather-brained! So Harriet led the charge to take feathers out of fashion, getting laws passed that made it illegal to buy or sell wild bird feathers. In 1896, she and her fellow bird protectors founded the Massachusetts Audubon Society, which grew into a national organization that still protects birds today! Additional information about conservation can be found in the backmatter of this engaging picture book.

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