Web Directory

» A Science Odyssey: Rachel Carson
   Short biography.
   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/btcars.html

» BBC Radio 4: Great Lives: Bea Campbell on Rachel Carson
   Radio broadcast about Carson's life and work. Audio file, 26:33.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/greatlives/campbell_carson.shtml

» Democracy Now!: Rachel Carson
   Carson's 1962 speech before the National Women's Press Club. Audio file (39:25) from the archives of the Pacifica Radio program Democracy Now!
   http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/07/0331227

» Earth Observatory: Rachel Carson
   Biography and discussion of the effect of "Silent Spring." From the NASA Web site.
   http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Carson/

» Environmental Protection Agency: Rachel Carson
   Carson's life and legacy.
   http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/perspect/carson.htm

» National Humanities Center: Rachel Carson and the Awakening of Environmental Consciousness
   Biographer Linda Lear discusses Carson's role in the modern environmental movement.
   http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/nattrans/ntwilderness/essays/carsonf.htm

» New York Times: Obituary
   Reports Carson's death in 1964.
   http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/10/05/reviews/carson-obit.html?oref=login

» Pennsylvania's Environmental Heritage: Rachel Louise Carson
   Biography.
   http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/heritage/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=442627

» Rachel Carson
   Her life and legacy. Includes biography, bibliography and Web links.
   http://www.rachelcarson.org/

» Rachel Carson Council, Inc.
   Environmental organization, founded in 1965 by Rachel Carson's colleagues, that seeks to carry on her legacy by informing and advising the public about the effects of chemicals on people, pets and the environment.
   http://www.rachelcarsoncouncil.org

» Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge
   Description of the refuge located in Maine and biographical information.
   http://rachelcarson.fws.gov/

» Rachel Carson: Biography
   Biologist who gave scientific respectability to the environmental movement.
   http://ecotopia.org/ecology-hall-of-fame/rachel-carson/biography/

» The Legacy of Rachel Carson
   Biographical details.
   http://www.silentspring.org/about-us/legacy-rachel-carson

» The Rachel Carson Homestead
   Carson's birthplace in Springdale, Pennsylvania. Includes information on Carson's life and works, a history of the homestead and visitor information.
   http://www.rachelcarsonhomestead.org/

» The TIME 100: Rachel Carson
   Names her as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
   http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/carson.html

» The Washington Post: A Voice for the Wilderness
   Book review of Linda Lear's 1997 biography of Carson. Click to read the first chapter of the book.
   http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/reviews/rachelcarson.htm

» Wikipedia: Rachel Carson
   Encyclopedia article.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Carson

» Witness for Nature by Linda Lear
   Book review of this biography of Rachel Carson, from the Smithsonian Magazine.
   http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/book_review_jan98.html