Women in STEM: Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was a founder of the environmental movement in the United States, and brought public attention to the dangers of pesticides. Rachel's work helped lead to the founding of the Environmental Protection Agency and a ban on DDT. In 1980 she was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Learn more:

• Search the catalog for print books about Rachel Carson
• Search for books written by Rachel Carson
• Editorial from Chemical & Engineering News
• Bio from the National Museum of Women's History
• Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics
• Rachel Carson: A Conservation Legacy
• Linda Lear Collection of Rachel Carson Books and Papers
• Silent Spring virtual exhibit

photo Smithsonian Archives; public domain

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