Wayburn, Peggy (1917–2002)
Wayburn, Peggy (1917–2002)
American conservationist. Name variations: Cornelia E. Wayburn. Born Cornelia Elliot, Sept 2, 1917, in New York, NY; died Mar 21, 2002, in San Francisco, CA; graduate of Barnard College, 1941; m. Dr. Edgar Wayburn (president of the Sierra Club); children: Diana, Laurie, Cynthia and William.
With husband, helped preserve millions of acres, including the Redwood National Park, The Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the greenbelt from the Point Reyes National Seashore to Sweeney Ridge along the Pacific Coast, and the expansion of Mount Tamalpais State Park; also was influential in passage of the Alaska Lands Act (1980), the largest public lands bill in the history of Congress; wrote 5 books, including The Edge of Life and Alaska: The Great Land; was director of the Point Reyes Foundation and helped found People for Open Space.