Thesis
Sylvia McLaughlin, Kay Kerr, and Esther Gulick's
stand against the destruction of San Francisco Bay in the 1960s pioneered the crusade for Urban Conservation, achieved landmark legal rulings to protect America's waterways, and left the lasting legacy of a restored bay, inspiring other organizations to do the same.
stand against the destruction of San Francisco Bay in the 1960s pioneered the crusade for Urban Conservation, achieved landmark legal rulings to protect America's waterways, and left the lasting legacy of a restored bay, inspiring other organizations to do the same.
"It is a great American success story, democracy at its best, a grass-roots action that overcame overwhelming odds. It turned out that everybody wanted to fill the bay--everyone but the people. Kay, Sylvia, and Esther went to the people, and the people won, and the bay won, and most important of all, future generations won." |
Esther Gulick, Kay Kerr, and Sylvia McLaughlin
in front of San Francisco Bay. (Save the Bay, 2014) |