Category Archives: FORUM Article Archive
Flying high in aviation and business
Jacqueline Cochran By Peggy Macdonald Aviator, entrepreneur (Muskogee) Years: 1906–1980 Remembered for: She was the top [...]
Florida’s first female mayor
Marian Newhall Horwitz O’Brien By Peggy Macdonald Politician, developer of Moore Haven (Moore Haven) Years: [...]
This civil rights leader helped end segregation
Eula Gany Johnson By Janet Scherberger Activist (Fort Lauderdale) Years: 1906–2001 Remembered for: She worked [...]
Dean of capital correspondents was a mentor to many
Barbara Landstreet Frye By Peggy Macdonald Journalist (Tallahassee) Years: 1922–1982 Remembered for: United Press International [...]
Working for equality in all things always
Roxcy O’Neal Bolton By Peggy Macdonald Feminist, community organizer (Miami) Years: 1926-2017 Remembered for: Known [...]
Blending tradition and modernity
Addie Buster Billie By Peggy Macdonald A Florida Seminole (Clewiston) Years: 1884-1994 Remembered for: Represents [...]
For the love of American Beach
MaVynee Oshun Betsch By Peggy Macdonald Historic preservationist, environmentalist (American Beach, Amelia Island) Years: 1935–2005 [...]
The woman who stopped the canal
Marjorie Harris Carr By Peggy Macdonald Zoologist, environmental activist (Gainesville) Years: 1915–1997 Remembered for: Leading [...]
18 Unforgettable Florida Women
Presenting 18 unforgettable Florida women By Jacki Levine, Janet Scherberger, and Peggy Macdonald Have you [...]
A Magical Place, Revisited
A return to the Sound, and the source: On a journey with his daughter to [...]