Rachel Carson was born in May 27, 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania near the Allegheny River. It was the perfect place to fall in love with nature and that’s how she became inspired to be a writer and marine biologist. If Rachel Carson was imagine how popular she’d be even though she was 107 years old! Imagine someone that old!
Robert and Maria Carson which were Rachel’s parents met in the winter of 1879 when they both sang at a musical social chorus. They fell in love, got married, and had children who were Marian Frazer, Robert, and Rachel.
As a little girl, Rachel helped the farm pets around the farm. She had a lot fabulous teachers. Her first great teacher was her mother Maria who loved books and music. Her mother introduced her to literature and nature while diseases struck the town of Springdale, PA. Rachel also loved to read and write. Around age eight, Rachel wrote her first book called The Little Brown House. On April 14, 1964, she died of a heart failure after a long battle with breast cancer.
Chronology of Rachel Carson’s Life and Work
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1907 May 27
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Carson born in Springdale, Pa.
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1918 September
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Published first story in St. Nicholas Magazine
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1925 -1929
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Carson attends Pennsylvania College for Women; majors in science.
Carson goes to Woods Hole, MA to study marine biology.
Begins graduate work in zoology at Johns Hopkins University
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1932 May
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Graduates with MA in zoology from Hopkins; goes again to Woods Hole to study at Bureau of Fisheries.
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1935
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Writes radio scripts for Bureau of Fisheries and publishes articles on natural history of the Chesapeake Bay for The Baltimore Sun. Writes “The World of Water” later published as “Undersea” in The Atlantic Monthly, September, 1937.
Father, Robert Carson dies.
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1936 -1952
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Appointed Junior Aquatic Biologist with the Bureau of Fisheries, U.S. Department of Commerce. Becomes staff biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service,
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1939
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retires as editor in chief of all USFWS publications.
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1937
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Sister, Marian Carson Williams dies, leaving two daughters Virginia and Marjorie who live with Rachel and her mother.
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1941
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Under the Sea-wind. A Naturalist’s Picture of Ocean Life published by Simon& Schuster.
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1947
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Publishes first of five pamphlets in Conservation in Action series for USFWS.
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1950
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Confirmed breast tumor removed. No further treatment.
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1951
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The Sea Around Us., excerpted in “Profiles” of The New Yorker. The Sea Around Us published by Oxford University Press. Resigns from Government service to write full time.
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1952
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National Book Award for Non-fiction for The Sea Around Us; Roger Christie, Marjorie’s son born. RKO film version released; Awarded the John Burroughs Medal, April 1952. The Henry Grier Bryant Gold Medal, Geographical Society New York Zoological Society Gold Medal. Awarded a Simon Guggenheim Fellowship for research on tidal life.
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1955
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The Edge of the Sea published by Houghton Mifflin Co.
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1956
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July “Help Your Child to Wonder,” Women’s Home Companion. Published posthumously as The Sense of Wonder, Harper& Row, 1965.
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1957
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Rachel adopts Roger Christie after the death of his mother.
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1960 April
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Carson has radical mastectomy for breast cancer.
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1962 June
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First of three installments of Silent Spring published as Reporter at Large in The New Yorker September Silent Spring published by Houghton Mifflin December Silent Spring, a book-of-the-month club selection
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1963 January
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Albert Schweitzer award from Animal Welfare Institute April 3 CBS Reports airs “The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson.”
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1963 June 3
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Carson testifies on the misuse of pesticides; US Senate Subcommittee of Government Operations. 88th Cong. 1st.sess.
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1963 June 6
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Carson testifies before the US Senate Committee on Commerce December Awarded the National Audubon Society Medal. Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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1964 April 14
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Carson dies in Silver Spring, Md. at age 56.
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The sources I used were:
Who on Earth is Rachel Carson by Glenn Scherer
Rachel Carson was born in May 27, 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania near the Allegheny River. It was the perfect place to fall in love with nature and that’s how she became inspired to be a writer and marine biologist. If Rachel Carson was imagine how popular she’d be even though she was 107 years old! Imagine someone that old!
Robert and Maria Carson which were Rachel’s parents met in the winter of 1879 when they both sang at a musical social chorus. They fell in love, got married, and had children who were Marian Frazer, Robert, and Rachel.
As a little girl, Rachel helped the farm pets around the farm. She had a lot fabulous teachers. Her first great teacher was her mother Maria who loved books and music. Her mother introduced her to literature and nature while diseases struck the town of Springdale, PA. Rachel also loved to read and write. Around age eight, Rachel wrote her first book called The Little Brown House. On April 14, 1964, she died of a heart failure after a long battle with breast cancer.
Chronology of Rachel Carson’s Life and Work
|
1907 May 27
|
Carson born in Springdale, Pa.
|
|
1918 September
|
Published first story in St. Nicholas Magazine
|
|
1925 -1929
|
Carson attends Pennsylvania College for Women; majors in science.
Carson goes to Woods Hole, MA to study marine biology.
Begins graduate work in zoology at Johns Hopkins University
|
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1932 May
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Graduates with MA in zoology from Hopkins; goes again to Woods Hole to study at Bureau of Fisheries.
|
|
1935
|
Writes radio scripts for Bureau of Fisheries and publishes articles on natural history of the Chesapeake Bay for The Baltimore Sun. Writes “The World of Water” later published as “Undersea” in The Atlantic Monthly, September, 1937.
Father, Robert Carson dies.
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|
1936 -1952
|
Appointed Junior Aquatic Biologist with the Bureau of Fisheries, U.S. Department of Commerce. Becomes staff biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service,
|
|
1939
|
retires as editor in chief of all USFWS publications.
|
|
1937
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Sister, Marian Carson Williams dies, leaving two daughters Virginia and Marjorie who live with Rachel and her mother.
|
|
1941
|
Under the Sea-wind. A Naturalist’s Picture of Ocean Life published by Simon& Schuster.
|
|
1947
|
Publishes first of five pamphlets in Conservation in Action series for USFWS.
|
|
1950
|
Confirmed breast tumor removed. No further treatment.
|
|
1951
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The Sea Around Us., excerpted in “Profiles” of The New Yorker. The Sea Around Us published by Oxford University Press. Resigns from Government service to write full time.
|
|
1952
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National Book Award for Non-fiction for The Sea Around Us; Roger Christie, Marjorie’s son born. RKO film version released; Awarded the John Burroughs Medal, April 1952. The Henry Grier Bryant Gold Medal, Geographical Society New York Zoological Society Gold Medal. Awarded a Simon Guggenheim Fellowship for research on tidal life.
|
|
1955
|
The Edge of the Sea published by Houghton Mifflin Co.
|
|
1956
|
July “Help Your Child to Wonder,” Women’s Home Companion. Published posthumously as The Sense of Wonder, Harper& Row, 1965.
|
|
1957
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Rachel adopts Roger Christie after the death of his mother.
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|
1960 April
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Carson has radical mastectomy for breast cancer.
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|
1962 June
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First of three installments of Silent Spring published as Reporter at Large in The New Yorker September Silent Spring published by Houghton Mifflin December Silent Spring, a book-of-the-month club selection
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|
1963 January
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Albert Schweitzer award from Animal Welfare Institute April 3 CBS Reports airs “The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson.”
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1963 June 3
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Carson testifies on the misuse of pesticides; US Senate Subcommittee of Government Operations. 88th Cong. 1st.sess.
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1963 June 6
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Carson testifies before the US Senate Committee on Commerce December Awarded the National Audubon Society Medal. Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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1964 April 14
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Carson dies in Silver Spring, Md. at age 56.
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The sources I used were:
Who on Earth is Rachel Carson by Glenn Scherer
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