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It's been a while since I have posted! Let's just say we had a very active fall getting ready to put our house with 10 acres on the market, traveling to Michigan and to Portugal to visit our son. But we had a wonderful online holiday recital and all our lessons continued online without interruption. I will be posting some of our performances.

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Text Reads-- : Hand up if you're a woman who has been told not to stop for an unmarked vehicle with lights or even a marked police car until you're in a safe, well lit area. Drive to a police station instead. Walk down the middle of the aisle in a parking lot. Don't go anywhere alone at night. Yell "fire" so people will care. Head up. Throw your purse. Buddy system. Keys between your fingers. Sparkly mace keychains. I've spent my life training how not to be killed by men. I would have tried to pull away, too.

Rachel Carson's landmark book "Silent Spring" -- which helped to launch the modern environmental movement -- was first published on this day in 1962. The marine biologist and author's famous work documented the dangers of indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticides, especially on bird populations. Though its publication was met with strong opposition from the chemical industry, the scientific community largely supported her conclusions. "Silent Spring" also served as a rallying point for the young environment movement just gaining momentum at the time of its publication.

The book fueled public interest in environmental and public health issues and, within a few years, the Nixon Administration formed the Environmental Protection Agency. Much of the EPA's early work focused on issues raised by Carson's work such as a 1972 law regulating pesticides and a US ban on the agricultural use of DDT. Carson's book "Silent Spring" is considered one of the twentieth century's most influential works of non-fiction and, in 2006, the editors of Discover Magazine named it one of the 25 greatest science books of all time. For her many contributions to environmental conservation, President Carter posthumously awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Her pioneering work "Silent Spring" is still in print today and available at https://bookshop.org/a/8011/9780618249060 (Bookshop) and https://amzn.to/3EWGn4L (Amazon)

To introduce children to the trailblazing Rachel Carson, we highly recommend "Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired the Environmental Movement" for ages 5 to 9 (https://www.amightygirl.com/spring-after-spring) and "Who Was Rachel Carson" for ages 8 to 12 (https://www.amightygirl.com/who-was-rachel-carson)

There is also an excellent biography / science activity guide, "Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids," for ages 9 and up at https://www.amightygirl.com/rachel-carson-and-ecology-for-kids

For adult readers, we highly recommend "On A Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson" (https://www.amightygirl.com/on-a-farther-shore) and "Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature" (https://www.amightygirl.com/rachel-carson-witness)

For many books for kids about the importance of protecting the environment, visit our special feature on the "Top Children's Books on the Environment" at https://www.amightygirl.com/mighty-girl-picks/top-children-s-books-on-the-environment