Rachel Carson, Biologist / Writer
Born: 27 May 1907
Birthplace: Springdale, Pennsylvania
Died: 14 April 1964 (cancer)
Best Known As: The author of Silent Spring
After studying marine biology and zoology, Rachel Carson worked for the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries as a writer and bureaucrat, while at the same time writing popular science articles for magazines. In 1941 she published Under the Sea-Wind, the first in a series of books about the ocean. She turned her attention to the "indiscriminate" use of pesticides, and her 1962 book Silent Spring set off a national controversy in the U.S. and gave new life to the conservationist movement
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She is the mother of the environmental movement - and we all should honor our mother by recycling and composting, eating low on the food chain and using far far fewer chemicals for cleaning and pest management.
I'm afraid I had never heard of her but thank you for making me aware who she is...another woman who made a difference in history:-)
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