Rachel Carson

     Rachel Carson was a shy and reserved woman who contributed much to Environmental Science. After Rachel Carson wrote the book Silent Springs much controversy arose in the field of Environmental Health. Many people did not know much about pesticides in the environment and harmful chemicals so they just brushed off what Rachel Carson had to say. Many skeptics played on stereotypes of her sex and said she was being over-dramactic because she was a woman.
     Rachel Carson was able to show the pesticides were ineffective because the insects would build up a resistance. So the more and more we were spraying these harmful chemicals on plants and food supply the more harm we were doing to ourselves. Some of the these pesticides would collect in the fats of humans and later on cause health issues that could possibly lead to death. Without Rachel Carson taking the time to write her book Silent Springs and pointing out how these pesticides were having a negative effect on our environment and health we could still be polluting the environment and ourselves.