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Thelma Babbitt (1906–2004), civil rights and environmental activist; Sallie Baliunas (born 1953), retired astrophysicist active in global warming and climate research; Lisa Beal, British-born oceanographer investigating the Agulhas current; Barbara Bell (1922–2017), astronomer contributing to climate history; Abigail Borah, environmental ...
Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡrêːta ˈtʉ̂ːnbærj] ⓘ; born 3 January 2003) is a Swedish environmental activist known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action to mitigate the effects of human-caused climate change.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American environmentalists. It includes women environmentalists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Erin Brockovich (née Pattee; born June 22, 1960) is an American paralegal, consumer advocate, and environmental activist who was instrumental in building a case against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) involving groundwater contamination in Hinkley, California for attorney Ed Masry in 1993.
American non-fiction environmental writers (271 P) Pages in category "American environmentalists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 755 total.
In 2023, Rachel F. Seidman, curator of women's environmental history at the Anacostia Community Museum, said that Alston's activism inspired her exhibit To Live and Breathe: Women and Environmental Justice in Washington, D.C., which highlights women in environmental activism such as Brenda Richardson, Tina Pham, and Siobhan Ollivierre. [4]
They’re famous revolutionaries who have shattered ... The award-winning Indigenous environmental activist led a successful grassroots campaign opposing a proposed dam on the Gualcarque River ...
Women may also take more collaborative approaches, especially in negotiations, and may pay more attention to disadvantaged groups and to the natural environment. [22] [23] Gender has become an issue because of women's essential roles in managing resources such as water, forests and energy and as women lead fights for environmental protection ...