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Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson combined her interests in biology and writing as a college student, young woman and government scientist with the Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington, D.C. Her Silent Spring is credited with inspiring much of the late 20th century's environmental concern as she documented the effect of pesticides on the ecology.
Rachel Carson
A biography of Rachel Carson, environmentalist writer whose book Silent Spring helped spark the environmentalist movement in the late 20th century.
Rachel Carson Quotes
A few choice Rachel Carson quotes - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Rachel Carson
"Time 100" tribute includes biography, timeline, recording of her voice, and a portrait.
Rachel Carson Dies of Cancer
New York Times obituary, 1964.
Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, where Carson worked in publications, honors her with this wildlife refuge.
Rachel Carson Papers
Carson's papers are at the Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Serious scholars will want to note the holdings online before a visit.
There's Poison All Around Us Now
New York Times 1962 book review of Carson's influential book, Silent Spring.