| 词条 | Carrie Stevens Walter |
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Carrie Stevens Walter (27 April 1846 - 1907) was an American educator and poet who was a co-founder of the Sempervirens Club, a California environmental organization. Early years and educationCarrie Stevens was born in Savannah, Missouri, the oldest of six children.{{sfn|Willard|1893|p=743-44}} She moved to the Pacific coast with her parents ten years later and lived in California thereafter.{{sfn|Willard|1893|p=743-44}} She inherited poetic talent from her father, Josiah E. Stevens, and showed early leaning toward literary pursuits.{{sfn|Willard|1893|p=743-44}} She was educated at the Oakland Female Seminary and was valedictorian of the first graduating class of that institution.{{sfn|Willard|1893|p=743-44}} Some of her poems had already found their way into leading periodicals of the West Coast.{{sfn|Willard|1893|p=743-44}} Walter made her home in Santa Clara County.{{sfn|Willard|1893|p=743-44}} CareerWalter was a teacher for two decades before turning her attention to literature.{{sfn|Willard|1893|p=743-44}} In 1886, her book An Idyl of Santa Barbara was published.{{sfn|Willard|1893|p=743-44}} She also wrote newspapers and magazine articles, advertisements, commercials, short stories, and serials.{{sfn|Cummins|1893|p=289}} In the late 19th century, California's ancient redwood forests were being logged heavily.[1] A group including Stanford University President David Starr Jordan determined to protect the remaining redwoods, and at their initial meeting, Walter was appointed to a committee tasked with surveying the extent of the problem.[1] This group became the Sempervirens Club, and one result of their lobbying efforts was California Redwood Park, later renamed Big Basin Redwoods State Park.[1] Selected works
References1. ^1 2 [https://sempervirens.org/about-us/our-history/"Sempervirens Fund History & Legacy"]. Sempervirens Fund website. Attribution
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9 : 1846 births|People from Savannah, Missouri|Educators from Missouri|19th-century American educators|19th-century American poets|American women educators|American women poets|1907 deaths|19th-century American women writers |
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