Conservationist Content type Biography Blog Encyclopedia Article Lesson Plan Oral History Podcast Collection We Remember This Week in History The Feminist Revolution Women Rabbis Women of Valor Power Couples Soviet Jewry Baltimore DC Katrina Seattle Western Pioneers Betsy Shure Gross Betsy Shure Gross’s love of nature and open spaces led her to restore a local treasure: the last surviving linear park designed by Frederick Law Olmstead. http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/shure-gross-betsy Florence Schornstein Florence Schornstein spent a lifetime making New Orleans a better place to live, and Hurricane Katrina only strengthened her resolve. http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/schornstein-florence Ruth Clarke In the spirit of tikkun olam, Ruth Clarke chose to repair the world by transforming her neighborhood. http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/clarke-ruth