Who is Rachel Carson?

Rachel Louise Carson (May 1907 – April 1964) was an American writer and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. Carson began her career as an aquatic biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, and she became a full-time nature writer in the 1950s. Her widely praised 1951 bestseller The Sea Around Us won her a U.S. National Book Award and recognition as a gifted writer.

Perhaps most significantly, in June 1980, Carson was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, by Jimmy Carter.

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Barbara Catalano

She was first a marine biologist and conservationist. While she did write, she is credited with advancing the global environmental movement. Misleading question.

George Oliver Prince

Wow, the activists decided to prowl tonight

Armadillo

I missed it but she sounds very interesting and I'm glad people failed on their attempts to discredit her.

maidofstardust

Apologies for rogue spell ck: that's "world saving book" and "tried to discredit " her findings.

maidofstardust

A brilliant scientist first, she wrote the works saving book , "Silent Spring" to warn about the poisoning effects of Unbridled use of chemicals after the chemistry industry wouldn't listen to her and tried to discr dig her findings. I got my middle name from hers, as she was a hero to us on our farm.

rxrwade

While she exposed the danger of synthetic pesticides within the larger environment, her attack on DDT has likely inflicted more death on the human population through failure to control malaria than any other significant human disease.

Helen LoBosco

And she was a woman. There was a time, women weren't recognized for their abilities other than cleaning and cooking.

dlh

Got it 👏

Don Racette

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Kathy Cron

For a non American this was a good guess....please just one American question per group!

robert karel

Eric Leif Peters, why must you take up so much space? Say something to everyone in one comment!

joan musicmasters

Never heard of her or any of her books. I'm always astounded about the things I don't know that I feel I should. Like: Why was her photo depicted on a twenty dollar bill???