Rachel Carson and Her Sisters : : Extraordinary Women Who Have Shaped America's Environment / / Robert K Musil.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Musil, Robert K,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2014]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.) :; 13 photographs

"In Rachel Carson and Her Sisters, Musil fills the gap by placing Carson's achievements in a wider context, weaving connections from the past through the present. Readers will find new insight into Carson and contemporary figures she influenced.who have historically received less attention. Musil's respect and enthusiasm for these women is evident throughout the book, making it a deeply engaging and enjoyable read. A valuable addition to scholarship on Rachel Carson, female environmentalists, and the American environmental movement in general. Highly recommended. All academic and general readers." -Choice "This is a long overdue book, giving great credit to the long line of women who have done so much to shape our culture's view of the world around us and of our prospects in it. We desperately need that culture to heed their words!" -Bill McKibben, author Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist "A vibrant, engaging account of the women who preceded and followed Rachel Carson's efforts to promote environmental and human health. In exquisite detail, Musil narrates the brilliant careers and efforts of pioneering women from the 1850s onward to preserve nature and maintain a healthy environment. Anyone interested in women naturalists, activists, and feminist environmental history will welcome this compelling, beautifully-written book." -Carolyn Merchant, author of The Death of Nature and professor of environmental history, philosophy, and ethics, University of California, Berkeley. "Bob Musil brilliantly documents the rich trajectory of women's intellectual and political influence, not just on environmentalism but on public policy and activism. Musil offers fascinating details of Rachel Carson's struggles to be taken seriously as a scientist and unearths the stories of the women-unsung heroes all-who influenced her. A must read for anyone interested in American history, science and environmental politics." -Heather White, Executive Director, the Environmental Working Group "Musil uses the life and writings of Rachel Carson as an exemplar of women's participation in the American environmental movement. He places Carson's achievements in contexts by illuminating.the lives of trailblazing female scientists who inspired her and for whom she, in turn, paved the way. Extremely well-researched." -Foreword Reviews

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 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 -- About the Author