Esther Gulick

Esther Gulick (née Kaufmann, 29 March 1911 - 31 May 1995) was a pioneer in environmentalism. She, along with Kay Kerr and Sylvia McLaughlin, founded the Save San Francisco Bay Association which eventually became Save The Bay.

She was referred to as an "impractical idealist," a "do-gooder" and a "posy-picker" but she is credited as a leader in environmentalism.

She was featured in a Berkleyside article in March 2026 alongside Kay Kerr and Sylvia Mclaughlin as Women who were influential on the Bay Area's history.

References

  1. ↑ "Guardians of Nature". Contra Costa Times. August 23, 1998.
  2. ↑ "Esther Gulick (1911 - 1995)". AncientFaces.com.
  3. ↑ Scott, Mel (1985). The San Francisco Bay Area: A Metropolis in Perspective. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 316. ISBN 0520055101.
  4. ↑ Merchant, Carolyn (1988). Green Versus Gold: Sources In California's Environmental History. Island Press. p. 360. ISBN 9781610912754.
  5. ↑ Furio, Joanne (2026-03-09). "These 9 Berkeley women changed history but you may not know their stories". Berkeleyside. Retrieved 2026-10-02.