Clara Nettie Bates (December 25, 1876 – November 27, 1966) was an American editor, writer, and clubwoman.
She was associated with the Audubon movement in Michigan and Florida, and with the International Sunshine Society (ISS).
Clara Nettie Bates was born Traverse City, Michigan, December 25, 1876.
[2] There were two other siblings,[3] a brother, George G. Bates, proprietor of the American Poultry Journal of Chicago and vice president of the Herald and Record Company; and a sister, Mabel.
[1] She conducted the Children's Department of the Sunshine, consisting of 500 active members, representing every U.S. State and Canada.