women conservationists

Examines the life of the marine biologist and science writer whose book "Silent Spring" changed the way we look at pesticides.

Tells the story of Wangari Maathai, a Nobel Prize-winning environmentalist who, shocked to see entire forests being cut down in her native country of Kenya, decides to take action, beginning with the planting of nine seedlings in her own backyard.

Relates the story of Wangari Maathai, a native Kenyan who taught the people living in the highlands how to plant trees and care for the land.

Describes the life of the marine biologist and science writer whose book "Silent Spring" changed the way we look at pesticides.