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American socialite, environmentalist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Minna B. Hall (1860 – 24 July 1951) was an American socialite and environmentalist. Her most notable achievements include the co-founding of the Massachusetts Audubon Society and the ratification of the Weeks-McLean Act by the US Congress.[1] Together with her cousin, Harriet Lawrence Hemenway, Hall organized ladies' teas at which she urged women to stop wearing hats with feathers.[2] Hall's boycott of the fashion of wearing plumes ultimately changed the future of the American feather trade, and her activism remains a key event in the history of ornithological conservation.[2][3]
Minna lived on 156, Ivy Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, for over 90 years. The pond by her house has been preserved as a wildlife sanctuary.[4][5]
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