Good earthkeeping : American women pioneers in ecology, 1843-1993 : typescript, 1994.

Richards, Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta), 1842-1911

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Ellen Swallow was born 3 December 1842 in Dunstable, Massachusetts. She received a B.S. from Vassar College in 1870. She earned another B.S. from M.I.T. in 1873 and, in the same year, an M.A. from Vassar. She studied for a doctorate at M.I.T., but never received it, reportedly because "the heads of the department did not wish a woman to receive the first D.S. in chemistry." In 1875 she married M.I.T. chemistry professor, Robert H. Richards, and devoted the next ten years to advocating for scien...

Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964

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Rachel Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was a biologist, author, and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. Carson began her career as an aquatic biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries before becoming a successful author. Late in the 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially some problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was the book Silent Spring ...

Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007

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Lady Bird Johnson was born Claudia Alta Taylor in Karnack, Texas on December 22, 1912. Her parents were Thomas Jefferson Taylor and Minnie Pattillo Taylor, and she had two older brothers, Tommy and Tony. Her mother died when she was only five years old, and her Aunt Effie Pattillo moved to Karnack to look after her. At an early age, a nursemaid said she was "as purty as a lady bird," and thereafter she became known to her family and friends as Lady Bird. She graduated from Marshall High School i...

Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924

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American writer. From the description of Letter : Rome City, Indiana, to William Sloane Kennedy, 1916 May 1. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 636475086 Author of novels about the Limberlost country and of a book about moths of the Limberlost. From the description of Letter : Rome City, Ind., to Miss Walker, 1914 Sept. 28. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33113398 ...

Hamerstrom, Frances, 1907-1998

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Austin, Mary, 1868-1934

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Mary Hunter Austin has variously been identified as a feminist, naturalist, mystic, author, and even "woman of genius." She was one of the leading literary figures of her time, the author of 27 books and more than 250 articles, stories, poems and other short pieces. In 1900, Mary Austin settled in Carmel and became one of the founders of the literary colony. In 1918, Austin traveled to New Mexico, hoping to continue on to Mexico to conduct research on folk traditions. In New Mexico she was contr...

Abrams, Rochonne Weintraub.

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Rochonne W. Abrams received her B.A. (1943) in English and Art History from Wellesley College and an M.A. (1967) in American Studies from Washington University. Her thesis was titled, The Lewis and Clark Journals: Their Contribution to American Literature. From 1967-1973, Abrams was a teacher of English and Journalism at the Meramec Junior College and Visitation Academy; an Assistant Editor, 1973-1975, for the Journals of Ocology, Rhinology, and Laryncology; and a writer, 1975-1979,...

Archives of Women in Science and Engineering (Iowa State University)

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The Archives of Women in Science and Engineering (Iowa State University Library) sponsors oral history interviews with women scientists and engineers in a wide variety of fields. The interviews document the career and experiences of these women in order to illustrate the critical role they played. From the description of Oral history interviews, 1997-[ongoing] (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 58387605 ...

Hamerstrom, Frederick.

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Douglas, Marjorie Stoneman.

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