Rachel Carson Earth Day

That History Lady discusses the relationship of author and marine biologist Rachel Carson to the annual observance of Earth Day. Why is a woman who died in 1964 credited with launching the environmental movement that led to the first Earth Day in 1970? What did Carson's bestselling book Silent Spring do to lay the groundwork for the flourishing of the environmental movement in the late 1960s?

[@lynorajensen]

Thank you, I loved the reminder. I saw you at a Citizens for Conservation Education class in Barrington last Spring and just loved your performance.

[@johngordon2933]

"Silent Spring" was a very influential book..... for better or worse.