Women Who Wrote South Florida’s History

A rotating exhibition in the historic Film Room of Deering Estate's Richmond Cottage turns a spotlight on three women whose writing and advocacy helped define South Florida: Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, Mabel White Dorn and Natalie Newell. Curated by Martha Betancourt and on view through September 30, the show draws on historic books and botanical volumes from the Deering Collection alongside loaned materials to trace how these figures' work intersected with the region's natural and cultural preservation. Douglas needs little introduction, but the exhibition is as much about surfacing her lesser-known contemporaries as it is about honoring her. The exhibition is included with your Deering Estate admission.