While studying Rachel Carson, we found some pretty cool things!! Here are some of our favorites:
Did you know that....
- Rachel's favorite book was Under the Sea-Wind.
- As much as she loved the sea, Rachel didn't even see it until she was in her early 20's.
- Rachel died from cancer, the one thing she was trying to save others from.
- Rachel's close friends called her Ray.
- After hearing about the dangers of pesticides from Rachel's book Silent Spring, President John F. Kennedy formed a committee to look into the dangers of pesticides.
- Rachel never married, but she raised her niece, nephew, and her niece's son.
- Rachel wrote Silent Spring after receiving a letter from a friend telling her that birds were dying from pesticides.
- Rachel published her first story at the age of ten.
- Rachel has a Wildlife Refuge named after her.
Here are come quotes from Rachel:
"A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods."
"A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement."
"Mankind has gone very far into an artificial world of his own creation "
"I like to define biology as the history of the earth and all its life – past, present, and future."
"The aim of science is to discover and illuminate truth."
Picture Sources: http://www.rachelcarsonhomestead.org and http://www.fws.gov/northeast/rachelcarson