"Mary Beck was often called ‘the Lady of Many Firsts.’"

"But most significant and rewarding was her participation on behalf of various ethnic groups. In the Ukrainian communi…"

"I am firmly convinced that the conduct of the Irish in America has been strongly influential in winning for those at …"

"Our Nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white—separate and unequal."

"To be a woman and a writer is double mischief, for the world will slight her who slights "the servile house," and who…"

"is the only element, besides birds and human beings, which brings life and movement into the garden, while an expanse…"

"According to the type of terrain and the of the line, them may cost anything from twice to sixteen times that of s."

"The provision of adequate fast and pleasant traffic roads, could be combined with low speed-limits for by-roads. This…"

"My first choice must be that of the landscape architect Sylvia Crowe who published Garden Design in 1958. It remains …"

"I do not care what other nations might do or may have done. I do not take advice from them. The higher mission of our…"