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A Niche of One’s Own

FEMALE-LED BIRD CLUBS

oday nearly half of U.S. birders identify as women. Yet men have the most power, dominating birding organizations, bookshelves, and festivals. To transform the community, female leaders like Molly Adams, who started the Feminist

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