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A Science Odyssey: Rachel Carson - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/btcars.html
Short biography.

BBC Radio 4: Great Lives: Bea Campbell on Rachel Carson - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/greatlives/campbell_carson.shtml
Radio broadcast about Carson's life and work. Audio file, 26:33.

Democracy Now!: Rachel Carson - http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/04/07/0331227
Carson's 1962 speech before the National Women's Press Club. Audio file (39:25) from the archives of the Pacifica Radio program Democracy Now!

Earth Observatory: Rachel Carson - http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Carson/
Biography and discussion of the effect of "Silent Spring." From the NASA Web site.

Environmental Protection Agency: Rachel Carson - http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/perspect/carson.htm
Carson's life and legacy.

National Humanities Center: Rachel Carson and the Awakening of Environmental Consciousness - http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/nattrans/ntwilderness/essays/carsonf.htm
Biographer Linda Lear discusses Carson's role in the modern environmental movement.

New York Times: Obituary - http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/10/05/reviews/carson-obit.html?oref=login
Reports Carson's death in 1964.

Pennsylvania's Environmental Heritage: Rachel Louise Carson - http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/heritage/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=442627
Biography.

Rachel Carson - http://www.rachelcarson.org/
Her life and legacy. Includes biography, bibliography and Web links.

Rachel Carson Council, Inc. - http://www.rachelcarsoncouncil.org
Environmental organization, founded in 1965 by Rachel Carson's colleagues, that seeks to carry on her legacy by informing and advising the public about the effects of chemicals on people, pets and the environment.

Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge - http://rachelcarson.fws.gov/
Description of the refuge located in Maine and biographical information.

The Legacy of Rachel Carson - http://www.silentspring.org/about-us/legacy-rachel-carson
Biographical details.

The Rachel Carson Homestead - http://www.rachelcarsonhomestead.org/
Carson's birthplace in Springdale, Pennsylvania. Includes information on Carson's life and works, a history of the homestead and visitor information.

The TIME 100: Rachel Carson - http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/carson.html
Names her as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

The Washington Post: A Voice for the Wilderness - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/reviews/rachelcarson.htm
Book review of Linda Lear's 1997 biography of Carson. Click to read the first chapter of the book.

Wikipedia: Rachel Carson - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Carson
Encyclopedia article.

Witness for Nature by Linda Lear - http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/book_review_jan98.html
Book review of this biography of Rachel Carson, from the Smithsonian Magazine.

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