Extraordinary Life of Jane Wood Reno
Florida Historical Society Charleton Tebeau Award A fearless writer in the Miami wildernessJournalist, activist, and adventurer, Jane Wood Reno (1913-1992) was one of the most groundbreaking and…
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Florida Historical Society Charleton Tebeau Award A fearless writer in the Miami wildernessJournalist, activist, and adventurer, Jane Wood Reno (1913-1992) was one of the most groundbreaking and colorful American women of the twentieth century. Told by her grandson, George Hurchalla, The Extraordinary Life of Jane Wood Reno is an intimate biography of a free thinker who shattered barriers during the explosive early years of Miami.Easily recognizable today as the mother of former attorney general Janet Reno, Jane Wood Reno's own life is less widely known. Born to a Georgia cracker family, Reno scored as a genius on an IQ test at the age of 11, earned a degree in physics during the Depression, worked as a social worker, explored the Everglades, wrestled alligators, helped pioneer scuba diving in Florida, interviewed Amelia Earhart, downed shots with