Hat That Killed a Billion Birds

The Decimation of World Avian Populations for Women's Fashion

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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During the late 1800s and early 1900s, it was common practice for milliners to decorate women's hats with birds' feathers and plumes--and sometimes with the birds themselves. As many as 300 million birds per year were killed for this fashionable enterprise, causing the extinction of some entire species and the endangerment of others. Lawmakers and bird aficionados were slow to react to the effects of this practice, which went on almost unabated for a quarter of a century. Then, noted naturalists like George Bird Grinnell, William T. Hornaday, and President Theodore Roosevelt, who recognized the economic benefits birds provided, banded together to pass meaningful legislation to protect them and to curb the production of murderous millinery.This book explores the troubled history of millinery and its complicated relationship to birds and conservation. It explores why it took so long for the slaughter to end and how the efforts of individuals and groups brought about change.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-02-07
Mått178 x 254 x 14 mm
Vikt476 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor267
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476693286

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Table of ContentsIntroduction1. The Birds Start Slipping Away2. How Did It Happen?3. Follow the Money4. Bird Murder and Women’s Hats5. Bicycles, Tricycles, and Fashion Cycles6. But Did the Ladies Listen?7. Which Birds Is It Okay to Kill?8. Who Was to Blame?9. Fashion Writers Play a Key Role10. Another Skirmish in the War Between the Sexes11. Editorial License12. Blow Guns, Knives, and Other Cruel Weapons13. There’s an Endless Supply of Birds—Isn’t There?14. Save the Birds15. The Audubon Society Picks Up the Cudgel16. “Arbird” Day17. Laws Are Literally for the Birds18. Who Owns the Birds?19. The Turning Point Arrives20. Embarrassment Knows No Boundaries21. Regional Rivalries22. The Audubonists’ Antithesis23. Reading the Signs24. Silz Courts the Supremes25. Welcome to Finley’s World26. Meet Max Schlemmer27. Looking at the Moon Without Rose-Colored Glasses28. Delaware Thanks the Milliners29. The Law of Fashion Prevails30. From Missouri to Massachusetts31. Milliners and Hats Are on Top32. The Milliners Fight Back33. Two Sides to the Story34. The Business of Business35. Calling All Ladies36. White Herons and Birds of Paradise37. The Ostrich38. Game Wardens39. The Hunters40. Birds Don’t Have to Die When They Can Be Dyed41. Those Who Refuse to See the Birds for the Trees42. The Campaign Goes InternationalEpilogue: One Good “Tern” Deserves AnotherAppendix A: Confusing Bird Protection LawsAppendix B: Expansion of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918NotesBibliographyIndex