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Leslie Goddard: Rachel Carson and the Silent Spring
2025-08-11 14:00:00 2025-08-11 15:00:00 America/Chicago Leslie Goddard: Rachel Carson and the Silent Spring Historian Leslie Goddard portrays biologist, author and conservationist Rachel Carson in her groundbreaking book addressing chemicals and the environment. R Main Library - Lake Cook Room

Monday, August 11
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-11 14:00:00 2025-08-11 15:00:00 America/Chicago Leslie Goddard: Rachel Carson and the Silent Spring Historian Leslie Goddard portrays biologist, author and conservationist Rachel Carson in her groundbreaking book addressing chemicals and the environment. R Main Library - Lake Cook Room

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Lake Cook Room

Historian Leslie Goddard portrays biologist, author and conservationist Rachel Carson in her groundbreaking book addressing chemicals and the environment. R

Rachel Carson warned the world of the potentially dire environmental impact of chemical pesticides in her best-selling 1962 book, Silent Spring. In this brand-new living-history program, set in 1963, actress and historian Leslie Goddard portrays Carson as she discusses her childhood love for the living world, her passion for writing, and her work to awaken the world to the beauty and fragility of nature. 

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