Harriet Lawrence Hemenway (1858–1960) was a Boston socialite who cofounded the Massachusetts Audubon Society with Minna B.

These plumes came from woodpeckers, bluebirds, owls, herons and warblers, thousands of which were killed each year.

Hall held tea parties for the wealthy women of Boston where they urged them not to wear feathered hats and invited them to join a society for the protection of birds.

[2][3] Hemenway and Hall recruited William Brewster, a leading ornithologist, to be the Massachusetts Audubon Society's first president.

Women played a critical role in the organization, counting for half of its officers and serving as leaders of most of the local chapters.