Background
Davis, Mary Byrd was born in Cardiff, Wales. Daughter of John Dymond and Joanna Inger (Falconer) Byrd. came to the United States, 1947.
Davis, Mary Byrd was born in Cardiff, Wales. Daughter of John Dymond and Joanna Inger (Falconer) Byrd. came to the United States, 1947.
Bachelor, Agnes Scott College, 1958; Master of Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1972; Master of Library Science, Simmons College, 1974.
Acquisitions library, Northern Michigan U., Marquette, 1974-1975; assistant library, Georgetown (Kentucky) College, 1975-1978; library, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1978-1983; freelance writer and editor, Georgetown, 1983-1990, 93-; staff writer, office manager, Earth First Journal, Canton, New York, 1990; co-founder public, Wild Earth, Canton, New York, 1991-1992; associate editor, Wild Earth, Richmond, Vermont, since 1993; director, Yggdrasil Institute, Georgetown, Kentucky, since 1994.
Board of directors Centre de Documentation et de Recherche sur la Paix et les Conflits, Lyon, France, since 1989, Wildlands Center for Preventing Roads, Missoula, Montana, since 1996. Member National Writers Union, Sierra Club (editor energy report 1986-1987, Executive Committee Cumberland chapter 1982-1984), Phi Beta Kappa. F C.
Married Robert Minard Davis. Children: Carol, John.