Visionary Women: How Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters Changed Our World Barnet Andrea
Visionary Women: How Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters Changed Our World Barnet Andrea Longlisted for the PEN/Bograd Weld Prize for BiographyFour influential women we thought…
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Visionary Women: How Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters Changed Our World Barnet Andrea
Longlisted for the PEN/Bograd Weld Prize for BiographyFour influential women we thought we knew well--Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters--and how they spearheaded the modern progressive movementThis is the story of four visionaries who profoundly shaped the world we live in today. Jane Jacobs fought for livable cities and strong communities; Rachel Carson warned us about poisoning the environment; Jane Goodall demonstrated the indelible kinship between humans and animals; and Alice Waters urged us to reconsider what and how we eat.With a keen eye for historical detail, Andrea Barnet traces the arc of each woman's career and explores how their Together, these women--linked not by friendship or field, but by their choice to break with convention--showed what one person speaking truth to power can do.