Rachel Carson was one of the main forces behind the igniting of the mainstream modern environmental movement that erupted in the 1960s. as an environmentalist not only through his writings but also through his work as an activist. She was born in 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania. As a young woman, she immersed herself in fiction exploring the natural world and in particular her main interest, the oceans. This had an influence (among other things, I'm sure) on her decision to switch from English to biology while studying at the Pennsylvania College for Women. Although her major changed, fortunately, her dream of becoming a writer was not abandoned. After graduating at the top of her class, she attended John Hopkins University to study zoology and genetics while working under Raymond Pearl. She received her master's degree in 1934. However, she never had the opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree due to the death of her father, which created the need to financially support her mother. Faced with this necessity, she obtained a job with the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (later the Fish and Wildlife Service), where they were impressed by her ability to write. This allowed her to take on increasing responsibilities within the agency and, ultimately, she became the second woman to obtain a full-time position as a junior aquatic biologist. After writing a series of essays and articles submitted to newspapers over the years, his first book Under the Sea Wind was published in 1941. The heart of the book showed his fascination with the world's oceans, an interesting theme that she had defended since her childhood and a theme to which she would return several times. After deciding not to leave...... middle of paper ...... what I learned about her that resonates with my intellectual interests (aside from her work as an ecologist) is that she contributed greatly to the ecofeminist movement, a movement based on the idea that feminism and the environment are intrinsically linked. A subject that I would like to explore further. When researching Carson, I used online biographies, several retrospective articles, and, of course, his seminal work, Silent Spring. Rachel Carson died in 1964 after battling breast cancer shortly after the release of Silent Spring. Mark Lyle, biographer and author of The Gentle Subversive: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Rise of the Environmental Movement writes: Carson "decided, in all conscience, to write a book challenging the paradigm of scientific progress that has defined postwar America.” culture." And that's what she certainly did.