Life Map

1907 Born May 27
1913 Rachel’s first day of school
1917 Her first published writing at age ten- St. Nicholas (childrens’magezine)
1918 Second published writing in St. Nicholas
1919 Third published story in St. Nicholas
1925 Graduated from Springdale High School
Started Chatham College
1929 Recieved Bachalor’s Degree, scholarship to John Hopkins Uni.
Summer Study Fellowship at Woods Hole
Graduate program at John Hopkins
1932 Master of Arts Degree in zoologly from John Hopkins
1935 Father, Robert Carson, died July 6
1936 Job at U.S. Bureau of Fisheries
1941 Under the Sea Wind
1943 Food from the Sea: Fish and Shellfish of New England
1944 Food from the Sea: Fish and Shellfish of the South Atlantic
1951 Finished second book, The Sea Around Us
1952 Resigned from Fish and Wildlife Service
1955 The Edge of the Sea
1957 Rachel adopts grandnephew, Roger
1960 diagnosed with cancer
1962 Silent Spring published
1963 American Academy of Arts and Letters member
Testitfies before Congress
1964 April 14 Rachel Carson Died
1965 The Sense of Wonder published


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