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Visionary women How Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters changed our world

Andrea Barnet

Book - 2018

This is the story of four visionaries who profoundly shaped the world we live in today. Together, these women showed what one person speaking truth to power can do. With a keen eye for historical detail, Andrea Barnet traces the arc of each woman's career and explores how their work collectively changed the course of history. Consummate outsiders, each prevailed against powerful and mostly male adversaries while also anticipating the disaffections of the emerging counterculture.

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Subjects
Carson, Rachel, > 1907-1964.
Jacobs, Jane, > 1916-2006.
Goodall, Jane, > 1934-
Waters, Alice.
Women > Biography.
Biologists > United States > Biography.
Environmentalists > United States > Biography.
Community activists > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
Conservationists > England > Biography.
Women conservationists > England > Biography.
Primatologists > England > Biography.
Restaurateurs > United States > Biography.
Women cooks > United States > Biography.
Cooks > United States > Biography.
Women scientists > Biography.
Environmentalists. > United States > Biography.
Genres
Biographies
Published
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2018]
Edition
First edition
Language
English
Physical Description
xiv, 514 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-503) and index.
ISBN
9780062310729
Main Author
Andrea Barnet (author)
  • Introduction : the age of wreckers and exterminators
  • Rachel Carson
  • Jane Jacobs
  • Jane Goodall
  • Alice Waters
  • Hope in the shadows.

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