Women pioneers for the environment / Mary Joy Breton.

Author/creator Breton, Mary Joy, 1924-
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Northeastern University Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxiv, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Women environmentalists--Biography.
Green movement--History. --19th century.
Green movement--History. --20th century.

Contents Tree huggers and tree planters: Amrita Devi, Wangari Maathai, Colleen McCrory, Judi Bari, Harriet Bullitt, Kathryn Fuller -- First lady of environmental science: Ellen Swallow -- Early municipal housekeepers: Caroline Bartlett, Mary Eliza McDowell -- Whistle-blowers under fire: Rachel Carson, Theo Colborn, Mary Sinclair, Dai Qing -- The tide of women's rage: Emma Must, JoAnn Tall, Joan Martin-Brown -- 'Those know-nothing housewives': Lois Gibbs, Cathy Hinds, Michiko Ishimuri -- Combatting death by ecocide: Tatyana Artyomkina, Maria Cherkasova, Maria Gumińska -- Perseverance and patience pay off: Carol Browner, Janet Gibson, Polly Dyer, Pat Waak -- Casting new models: Gro Harlem Brundtland, Hazel Henderson, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Vandana Shiva, Florence Wambugu, Petra Kelly, Hazel Wolf -- Thinking like a river: Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Marjorie Carr, Christine Jean -- Women and wildlife: Harriet Hemenway, Margaret Murie, Sarah James, Sylvia Earle, Katharine Ordway -- Women and international forums: Bella Abzug.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 305-309) and index.
LCCN 98016439
ISBN1555533655 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks GE55 .B74 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold