Mira Lloyd Dock and the Progressive Era Conservation Movement

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Dock, Progressive Era Conservation, and Why It Matters

1 A Reformer Grows in Dauphin County

2 From Harrisburg to Uhlingen

3 The City Beautiful

4 “More for Forests”

5 “Better Housekeeping Out of Doors”

6 “This Has Driven Women into Suffrage”

7 An Active Retirement

Conclusion: Dock’s Legacy and Significance

Epilogue: From Pine Grove Furnace to Wildwood Lake—And Beyond

Notes

Bibliography

Index

“In this very readable biography, historian Susan Rimby offers a fascinating look into the life of Dock, a trained botanist, clubwoman, and forestry activist whose imprint is felt today in the natural landscapes she helped shape and save.”

—Leslie Kemp Poole, Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era