LEADER 05170nam 2200661 450 001 9910789396603321 005 20230803201944.0 010 $a0-8135-6243-0 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813562438 035 $a(CKB)3710000000089520 035 $a(EBL)1639058 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001132831 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11663069 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001132831 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11155490 035 $a(PQKB)10495128 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1639058 035 $a(DE-B1597)526340 035 $a(OCoLC)871258266 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813562438 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1639058 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10840157 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL577593 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000089520 100 $a20140305h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRachel Carson and her sisters $eextraordinary women who have shaped America's environment /$fRobert K. Musil 210 1$aNew Brunswick, New Jersey :$cRutgers University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (328 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-6242-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList of Figures --$tPreface and Acknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$t1. Have You Seen the Robins? Rachel Carson's Mother and the Tradition of Women Naturalists --$t2. Don't Harm the People: Ellen Swallow Richards, Dr. Alice Hamilton, and Their Heirs Take On Polluting Industries --$t3. Carson and Her Sisters: Rachel Carson Did Not Act Alone --$t4. Rachel Carson, Terry Tempest Williams, and Ecological Empathy --$t5. The Environment around Us and inside Us: Ellen Swallow Richards, Silent Spring, and Sandra Steingraber --$t6. Rachel Carson, Devra Davis, Pollution, and Public Policy --$t7. Rachel Carson and Theo Colborn: Endocrine Disruption and Ethics --$tEpilogue --$tNotes --$tIndex --$tAbout the Author 330 $a"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 1850's 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 606 $aWomen environmentalists$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aWomen environmentalists$zUnited States 606 $aWomen naturalists$zUnited States 606 $aWomen and the environment$zUnited States 606 $aEnvironmentalism$zUnited States 615 0$aWomen environmentalists 615 0$aWomen environmentalists 615 0$aWomen naturalists 615 0$aWomen and the environment 615 0$aEnvironmentalism 676 $a508.092 700 $aMusil$b Robert K.$f1943-$01539462 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789396603321 996 $aRachel Carson and her sisters$93855640 997 $aUNINA