Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

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Rachel Carson was a marine biologist, conservationist, and writer from the United States who wrote the book, Silent Spring, that inspired progress in the worldwide environmental movement and helped start the Environmental Protection Agency. She wrote several other books about her experiences as an aquatic biologist before turning to environmental advocacy. Silent Spring attacked synthetic pesticides and led to the U.S. ban on DDT and other harmful pesticides. Jimmy Carter awarded her the Presidential Medial of Freedom posthumously.Jimmy Carter Library. (2016, April 28). Medal of Freedom Awards by President Carter 1977-1981. Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. ===Young Life and Academics=== Rachel Louise Carson was born on a small…show more content…
Bureau of Fisheries. She also wrote articles for many newspapers, including the Baltimore Sun. Her older sister died in January 1937, leaving her the sole caregiver for her two nieces and her mother. Carson wrote an article for the Atlantic Monthly in July 1937 that ran as Undersea. Simon & Schuster Publishing House suggested she turn it into a book. In 1941, they published Under the Sea Wind which sold poorly, but received great reviews from critics.Lear, 1998Rachel Carson used her literary skills to educate the public about important marine wildlife…show more content…
IT addressed much of the profound and, too often negative, impact humanity has on nature. She argued that pesticides harm the environment and would more appropriately be named biocides since they rarely only effect pests. She called out the chemical industry for misleading public officials and detailed the environmental devastation of pesticides along with the human effects from poisoning to cancer. She hypothesized future natural consequences, including pests developing a resistance to the pesticide, and promoted biotic pest controls rather than chemical ones. Lytle, M. H. (2007). The Gentle Subversive: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Rise of the Environmental Movement. New York: Oxford University Press.Despite criticism, Rachel Carson never wavered in her view that pesticides negatively impact the environment and her strong convictions led to national environmental reform still in place today. Houghton Mifflin published Silent Spring on September 27, 1962. Carson, R. L. (1962). Silent Spring. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. A TV special by CBS aired on April 3, 1963, discussing the details in the book with experts and critics and the show triggered a congressional review to take place. Carson testified at the Committee and they issued a report on May 15, 1963, supporting her
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