Christine Gesell Stevens | |
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Born | March 10, 1918 |
Died | October 11, 2002 (aged 84) |
Occupation | Animal welfare activist |
Christine Gesell Stevens (March 10, 1918 – October 11, 2002) was an American animal welfare activist and conservationist.
Stevens was born in St. Louis, Missouri. [1] She studied at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (1936-1938) and at the Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit (1938-1942). She married Roger L. Stevens in 1938. They had a daughter, Christabel. [1]
Stevens founded the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) in 1951 and the Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL) in 1955. [1] [2] [3] Under Stevens's leadership the SAPL succeeded in helping to pass animal protection laws including the Animal Welfare Act, Humane Slaughter Act, Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. [3]
Stevens was the president of AWI until her death in 2002. [4] [5] [6] She is considered the mother of the Animal Welfare Act and the Endangered Species Act. She took no salary for her AWI work. [7] Stevens was an honorary trustee of the Bat Conservation International and the New York State Humane Association. [1]
She died at Georgetown University Hospital. [6] The Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards was named in her honour. [8]
Christine Gesell Stevens | |
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Born | March 10, 1918 |
Died | October 11, 2002 (aged 84) |
Occupation | Animal welfare activist |
Christine Gesell Stevens (March 10, 1918 – October 11, 2002) was an American animal welfare activist and conservationist.
Stevens was born in St. Louis, Missouri. [1] She studied at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (1936-1938) and at the Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit (1938-1942). She married Roger L. Stevens in 1938. They had a daughter, Christabel. [1]
Stevens founded the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) in 1951 and the Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL) in 1955. [1] [2] [3] Under Stevens's leadership the SAPL succeeded in helping to pass animal protection laws including the Animal Welfare Act, Humane Slaughter Act, Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act. [3]
Stevens was the president of AWI until her death in 2002. [4] [5] [6] She is considered the mother of the Animal Welfare Act and the Endangered Species Act. She took no salary for her AWI work. [7] Stevens was an honorary trustee of the Bat Conservation International and the New York State Humane Association. [1]
She died at Georgetown University Hospital. [6] The Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards was named in her honour. [8]