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Women biologists -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Dorothy Freeman collection

 Collection
Identifier: MC041
Abstract Correspondence and other material documenting the close friendship between ecologist, biologist and author Rachel Carson and her summer neighbor Dorothy Freeman from their first meeting to Carson's death in 1964. Their letters portray in great detail the genesis of their friendship and of Carson's work, including the conception, creation, and impact of Silent Spring which exposed the dangers of pesticides. The letters also discuss details of everyday life, friends, and associates; The Edge...
Dates: 1891 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1952 - 1977