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National Museum of American History: Feather Trade and the American Conservation Movement

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The 19th century love for feather adornments led to a hue and cry by conservationists against the wholesale killing of birds. This site details the time, the feather trade, and the move to curtail it.

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conservation
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women's fashion, feather trade and the american conservation movement, harriet lawrence hemenway, lacey act, minna b. hall, nmah, natural museum of american history: feather trade and the american conservation movement
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)