Women Pioneers for the Environment

Name: Women Pioneers for the Environment
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ISBN: 9781555534264

ISBN-10: 1555534260

ISBN-13: 9781555534264

Edition: N/A

Authors: Mary Joy Breton

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As the torchbearers of environmental activism, women from around the world have created profound changes that are helping to ensure a healthier planet for all living things. Whether it is Judi Bari, who was crippled by a car bomb because of her efforts to save California's ancient redwood forests; Dai Qing, who was imprisoned for her opposition to an environmentally destructive dam on China's Yangtze River; or Dr. Tatynana Artyomkina, who defied KGB threats and exposed health and environmental risks in the Soviet Union, women have put their lives on the line and persevered against daunting odds to restore and protect the environment. Mary Joy Breton provides absorbing sketches of these and…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Publication date: 3/9/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.90" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Tree Huggers and Tree Planters




First Lady of Environmental Science




Early Municipal Housekeepers




Whistle-Blowers under Fire




The Tide of Women's Rage




"Those Know-Nothing Housewives"




Combatting Death by Ecocide




Perseverance and Patience Pay Off




Casting New Models




Thinking Like a River




Women and Wildlife




Women and International Forums



Afterword


Notes


Select Bibliography


Index