| Description |
xv, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-277) and index. |
| Contents |
Have you seen the robins? Rachel Carson's mother and the tradition of women naturalists -- Don't harm the people : Ellen Swallow Richards, Dr. Alice Hamilton, and their heirs take on polluting industries -- Carson and her sisters : Rachel Carson did not act alone -- Rachel Carson, Terry Tempest Williams, and ecological empathy -- The environment around us and inside us : Ellen Swallow Richards, Silent Spring, and Sandra Steingraber -- Rachel Carson, Devra Davis, pollution, and public policy -- Rachel Carson and Theo Colborn : endocrine disruption and ethics. |
| Summary |
In Rachel Carson and Her Sisters, 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. |
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Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964.
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Women environmentalists -- United States -- Biography.
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Women environmentalists -- United States.
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Women naturalists -- United States.
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Women and the environment -- United States.
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Environmentalism -- United States.
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Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964.
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Conservation of Natural Resources. (DNLM)D003247
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Women. (DNLM)D014930
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Environmental Health. (DNLM)D004782
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Environmental Pollution. (DNLM)D004787
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United States. (DNLM)D014481
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Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964. (OCoLC)fst00011930
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Environmentalism. (OCoLC)fst00913543
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Women and the environment. (OCoLC)fst01177118
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Women environmentalists. (OCoLC)fst01177643
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Women naturalists. (OCoLC)fst01178193
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld (DE-588)10090522-5
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Umwelt (DE-588)4061616-2
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Frau (DE-588)4018202-2
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Biography. (DNLM)D019215
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780813562421 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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0813562422 (hardcover) |
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9780813562438 (e-book) |
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0813562430 (e-book) |
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9780813576213 |
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0813576210 |
| Standard No. |
99958189412 |
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