159 Years Ago on This Day: The Birth of Our Founder, Mabel Osgood Wright!

Photo courtesy of the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame

Happy birthday to our founder, Mabel Osgood Wright! She was a true conservation pioneer, not only among women but all people!

Wright founded the Audubon Society of Connecticut in 1898 and 16 years later, in 1914, she created Birdcraft Sanctuary, the first private bird sanctuary in the country. It is now a National Historic Landmark.

Read this terrific account of her life on the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame website.