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Musil, Robert K., 1943-
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Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964.
Richards, Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta), 1842-1911.
Hamilton, Alice, 1869-1970.
Williams, Terry Tempest.
Steingraber, Sandra
Davis, Devra Lee.
Colborn, Theo.
Women environmentalists -- United states -- Biography.
Women naturalists -- United States -- Biography.
Women and the environment.
Environmentalism -- History.
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Musil, Robert K., 1943-
Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964.
Richards, Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta), 1842-1911.
Hamilton, Alice, 1869-1970.
Williams, Terry Tempest.
Steingraber, Sandra
Davis, Devra Lee.
Colborn, Theo.
Women environmentalists -- United states -- Biography.
Women naturalists -- United States -- Biography.
Women and the environment.
Environmentalism -- History.
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Rachel
Carson
and her
sisters
:
extraordinary
women
who
have
shaped
America
's
environment
/ Robert K. Musil.
by
Musil, Robert K., 1943-
Rutgers University Press, [2014]
Call #:
508.092 M987r
Subjects
Carson
,
Rachel
, 1907-1964.
Richards, Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta), 1842-1911.
Hamilton, Alice, 1869-1970.
Williams, Terry Tempest.
Steingraber, Sandra
Davis, Devra Lee.
Colborn, Theo.
Women
environmentalists -- United states -- Biography.
Women
naturalists -- United States -- Biography.
Women
and the
environment
.
Environmentalism -- History.
ISBN:
9780813562421 (hc.)
0813562422 (hc.)
9780813576213 (pbk.)
0813576210 (pbk.)
Description:
xv, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. Have you seen the robins?
Rachel
Carson
's mother and the tradition of
women
naturalists -- 2. Don't harm the people : Ellen Swallow Richards, Dr. Alice Hamilton, and their heirs take on polluting industries -- 3.
Carson
and her
sisters
:
Rachel
Carson
did not act alone -- 4.
Rachel
Carson
, Terry Tempest Williams, and ecological empathy -- 5. The
environment
around us and inside us: Ellen Swallow Richards, Silent Spring, and Sandra Steingraber -- 6.
Rachel
Carson
, Devra Davis, pollution, and public policy -- 7.
Rachel
Carson
and Theo Colborn : endocrine disruption and ethics -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index.
Summary:
Robert K. Musil redefines the achievements and legacy of environmental pioneer and scientist
Rachel
Carson
, linking her work to a wide network of American
women
activists and writers and introducing her to a new, contemporary audience.
Rachel
Carson
was the first American to combine two longstanding, but separate strands of American environmentalism the love of nature and a concern for human health. Widely known for her 1962 best-seller, Silent Spring,
Carson
is today often perceived as a solitary "great woman," whose work single-handedly launched a modern environmental movement. But as Musil demonstrates,
Carson
's life'
s
work drew upon and was supported by already existing movements, many led by
women
, in conservation and public health. On the fiftieth anniversary of her death, this book helps underscore
Carson
's enduring environmental legacy and brings to life the achievements of
women
writers and advocates, such as Ellen Swallow Richards, Dr. Alice Hamilton, Terry Tempest Williams, Sandra Steingraber, Devra Davis, and Theo Colborn, all of whom overcame obstacles to build and lead the modern American environmental movement.
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