Rachel Carson: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Martha Freeman (ed.), Always, Rachel (1995), collects Carson’s correspondence with her friend Dorothy Freeman during 1952–64. Carson’s life and work are examined in Paul Brooks, The House of Life: Rachel Carson at Work (1972, reissued 1989), with selections from her published and unpublished material; H. Patricia Hynes, The Recurring Silent Spring (1989); Mary A. McCay, Rachel Carson (1993); Linda J. Lear, Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature (1997); and Arlene Rodda Quaratiello, Rachel Carson: A Biography (2004, reissued 2010).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Science History Institute - Rachel Carson. | Oct 10, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | May 23, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 10, 2026 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Meridian - Rachel Carson. | Jan 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Vision - Rachel Carson: A Voice That Broke the Silence. | Dec 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University - Rachel Carson. | May 17, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Environmental Protection Agency - Rachel Carson. | Feb 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Rachel Carson. | Nov 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Biography of Rachel Carson. | Jul 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: My Hero - Biography of Rachel Carson. | Jan 26, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Heritage - Rachel Carson and Silent Spring. | Jan 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science History Institute - Rachel Carson. | May 02, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Livescience - Rachel Carson: Life, Discoveries and Legacy. | May 02, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: America's Story from America's Library - Rachel Carson. | Feb 25, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 06, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Rachel Carson. | Feb 27, 2019 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Dec 01, 2014 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Nov 20, 2014 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Nov 20, 2014 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Nov 20, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of Rachel Carson. | May 02, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Biography of Rachel Carson. | May 02, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Women�s History Museum - Biography of Rachel Carson. | May 02, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemical Heritage Foundation - Biography of Rachel Carson. | May 02, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Rachel Carson. | May 02, 2013 | ||
| Added information on environmental movement of the 1960s and '70s to contextualize Carson's work. | Jun 25, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of Rachel Carson. | Feb 09, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 04, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 13, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 11, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Sep 15, 1999 |
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