It all started with one woman. Rachel Carson spearheaded the Modern Environmental Movement as we know it today by simply establishing awareness for necessary change within the environmental sector, by conducting case studies, and spreading awareness for what he research and education led her to. Carson was able to inspire many Americans as well as people around the globe to spread similar awareness and take action in order to protect the Earth.
Rachel Carson was an influential person in the modern Environmental Movement, preceded by the Conservation Movement, and this site outlines Carson's work, her influence on the movement, and the background information on as well as the growth of the Modern Environmental Movement that occurred throughout the 1960's and 1970's.