Michael Dukakis

Margaret Pearmain Welch (1893–1984)

History & Biography

“I knew and worked closely with Margaret Welch as a young state legislator on some key environmental issues when she was one of the few environmental advocates walking the halls of the Massachusetts State House. She was a force of nature—tough, persistent, unafraid, at a time when a woman lobbyist was a rarity. Her story is a must read.”