American Experience
American Experience
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring #S05E11
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
American Experience · Season 5, Episode 11
She had been a biologist for the federal government when she first took note of the effects of the unregulated use of pesticides and herbicides, especially DDT. Magazines refused to publish her articles because they were afraid of losing advertising. When Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1963, she was viciously attacked, called "an ignorant and hysterical woman." But her warning sparked a revolution in environmental policy and created a new ecological consciousness.
Episode 11 of Season 5 from American Experience — available to stream in HD on any device.
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