Bird Ladies is a zine about women from history who worked to protect birds and educate the public about their behaviors. In the first issue, you’ll find a sampler pack of early “bad girls” who used their education and/or spheres of influence to found the Audubon Society and help pass the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. In this second issue, I decided to focus on just one bird diva from amongst these all-stars, Mabel Osgood Wright who wrote Birdcraft, the very first field guide published in North America in 1895. I own a very beaten up copy of the 1907 edition font, the illustrations and the feel of the smooth pages.

The second issue is special because I’ve invited my friends & family to contribute works which express aspects of their relationship to birds. Some of these pages are actually about birdwatching outdoors, while others discuss birds as political, social or even spiritual symbols. I hope you enjoy this issue of Bird Ladies as much as I do.

Issue One, 12” x 9” digitally printed on glossy paper, 16 pages, saddle-bound

Issue Two, 11” x 8.5” risograph printed on matte paper, 20 pages, saddle-bound

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