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Rachel Carson, 1907-1964
As a government scientist, Rachel Carson had become concerned about the ecological impact of pesticides, particularly DDT, and in 1962 she published the groundbreaking "Silent Spring." Finely written and passionate reasoned, "Silent Spring" exploded into national consciousness and can be said to have started the modern environmental movement. It was not only an argument for ecological reform, but also a warning that an active citizenry had to be skeptical of the actions of large institutions, both private and public. This attitude of skepticism became a dominant theme in the political culture of the 1960s and 1970s.
Una Hanbury, 1965 |