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Harriet's Ruffled Feathers: The Woman Who Saved Millions of Birds
Joy McCullough
Illustrator: Romina Galotta
Ages: 6+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Atheneum BFYR/Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 978-1-5344-8676-8
Keywords: feminism, birds, conservation
Vibrant watercolors depict the story of two 19th-century women and their successful fight to protect birds from being killed for their decorative feathers. Suggested activities and extensive back matter.