Rachel Carson by gina petruzzi

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Rachel Carson was a writer and marine biologist. She was born in 1907. She began as an aquatic biologist and eventually became a nature writer in 1950.

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Accomplishments:

Wrote multiple books, including Under the Sea-Wind, written in 1941; The Sea Around Us, written in 1951; and Silent Spring, made in 1962.

Silent Spring helped create an environmental movement around the 60's and 70's.

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Environmental Legislation

1963- Clean Air Act

1964- The Wilderness Act

1972- The Endangered Species Act

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Sustainable Fashion

clothes were made sustainably from materials like hemp, organic cotton, and linen

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Significant:

This was significant because organic cotton helped reduce water pollution. Hemp helped by getting rid of the need for harmful pesticides. Finally, Linen helped reduce landfill waste.

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