Rachel Carson

A True Nature Lover

Childhoodo Born on May 27, 1907 in Springdale,

Pennsylvania

o Her mother taught her to love nature and writing at an early age.

o She was the youngest of three children

o Rachel often spent her time outside enjoying nature

o She wrote many stories for a children's magazine called St. Nicholas Magazine

Education Went to college at Pennsylvania

College for Women

Changed her major from English to Biology during the school year

After graduating, she went to John Hopkins University and earned a masters degree

Discoveries ÕRachel Cason discovered that the

use of pesticides harmed killed many animals and humans.

ÕThe pesticides and DDT stayed in soil, water, and animals for a long amount of time.

BooksRachel’s first published work was at age ten in St. Nicholas Magazine.

She wrote many books including:Silent SpringUnder the Sea WindThe Sea Around UsThe Edge of the Sea

Some of her books were New York Times Best-sellers

Awards and Accomplishments

Rachel won the National Book Award and Burroughs Medal for excellence in

nature writingIn 1970, the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge was named in her honorHer book Silent Spring was #1 on the New York Times Best-seller list for over 30 weeksThe Environmental Protection Agency was founded as a result of her book.

Death Rachel Carson died on April 14

1964

Rachel’s death was caused by a long fight with breast cancer

After her death, there were many environmental protection acts.

Quote "We stand now where two roads diverge.

But unlike the roads in Robert Frost's familiar poem, they are not equally fair. The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great speed, but at its end lies disaster. The other fork of the road -- the one less traveled by -- offers our last, our only chance to reach a destination that assures the preservation of the earth."