For my modern leader I chose Rachel Carson, I chose Rachel Carson because I wanted to know more about her what she did. Rachel Carson was born on May 27, 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson is considered a leader because Rachel Carson stayed true to her research when she faced with Critics and that her words inspired the environmental movement. On April 14, 1964 Rachel Carson died from breast cancer after 2 years of publishing her book "Silent Spring" when she was 56 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Rachel Carson led the fight to protect the environment which led her to write a book called "Silent Spring" that influenced people and environmentalists, in her book "Silent Spring" Rachel Carson argued about long term consequences of the use of pesticides and chemicals in Agricultural practices, Silent Night led people to …show more content…
Her concern led her to write Silent Spring, the title was originally for a chapter in the book about birds but the title became a metaphor that suggested a bleak future for the natural world, The book became a New York times bestseller and facilitated the banning of DDT in the US 10 years later. Rachel Carson's books brought much of that kindness to a screeching halt. She railed against what she saw as indiscriminate and profligate use of pesticides.
In 1962 Rachel Carson wrote her book called "Silent Spring''. In the 1950s and early 1960s, Americans generally embraced pesticides and chemicals as they help human civilization, believing them responsible for increased agricultural production and for easing the problem and destruction from uncontrolled insects. In the light of the cold war and the rush to win the "Space race" against the soviets, technological advancements by the United States were seen as patriotic. For these reasons. The publication of Rachel Carson's ''Silent Spring'' in 1862 was highly
Rachel Carson led the fight to protect the environment which led her to write a book called "Silent Spring" that influenced people and environmentalists, in her book "Silent Spring" Rachel Carson argued about long term consequences of the use of pesticides and chemicals in Agricultural practices, Silent Night led people to …show more content…
Her concern led her to write Silent Spring, the title was originally for a chapter in the book about birds but the title became a metaphor that suggested a bleak future for the natural world, The book became a New York times bestseller and facilitated the banning of DDT in the US 10 years later. Rachel Carson's books brought much of that kindness to a screeching halt. She railed against what she saw as indiscriminate and profligate use of pesticides.
In 1962 Rachel Carson wrote her book called "Silent Spring''. In the 1950s and early 1960s, Americans generally embraced pesticides and chemicals as they help human civilization, believing them responsible for increased agricultural production and for easing the problem and destruction from uncontrolled insects. In the light of the cold war and the rush to win the "Space race" against the soviets, technological advancements by the United States were seen as patriotic. For these reasons. The publication of Rachel Carson's ''Silent Spring'' in 1862 was highly