Actor Kathy Baker on Desert Preservationist Minerva Hamilton Hoyt.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in conservation of natural resources.

Desert conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (5 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Look What SHE Did!, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Known as the Apostle of the Cacti, MINERVA HAMILTON HOYT knew our western deserts were found nowhere else on Earth and needed to be protected. Kathy Baker tells us about this visionary woman, a fighter and leader who worked tirelessly to save a million acres from destruction, now known as Joshua Tree National Park. After being rejected and rebuffed multiple times, Minerva sent President Roosevelt scrapbooks of breathtaking photos to prove these incredible wild landscapes were essential to the country and the people of America. Come listen to Kathy's delight with Minerva Hamilton Hoyt. Our storytellers share these astonishing women with us conversationally and unscripted; we fact-check afterwards and note any major discrepancies for accuracy.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed April 15, 2024).

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