Visionary Women: Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters
Author Andrea Barnet takes us into the lives and work of four influential women — Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall and Alice Waters — and how they spearheaded the modern progressive movement.
Rachel Carson warned us about poisoning the environment, Jane Jacobs fought for livable cities and strong communities, Jane Goodall demonstrated the indelible kinship between humans and animals, and Alice Waters urged us to reconsider what and how we eat. Barnet traces the arc of each woman’s career and explores how their work collectively changed the course of history. While they hailed from different generations, Carson, Jacobs, Goodall and Waters found their voices in the early sixties. At a time of enormous upheaval, all four stood as bulwarks against 1950s corporate culture and its war on nature. Consummate outsiders, each prevailed against powerful and mostly male adversaries while also anticipating the disaffections of the emerging counterculture. All told, their efforts ignited a transformative progressive movement while offering people a new way to think about the world and a more positive way of living in it.
When: Tue., Apr. 10, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Where: The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Ave.
212-415-5500
Price: $29
Buy tickets/get more info now
See other events in these categories:
Author Andrea Barnet takes us into the lives and work of four influential women — Jane Jacobs, Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall and Alice Waters — and how they spearheaded the modern progressive movement.
Rachel Carson warned us about poisoning the environment, Jane Jacobs fought for livable cities and strong communities, Jane Goodall demonstrated the indelible kinship between humans and animals, and Alice Waters urged us to reconsider what and how we eat. Barnet traces the arc of each woman’s career and explores how their work collectively changed the course of history. While they hailed from different generations, Carson, Jacobs, Goodall and Waters found their voices in the early sixties. At a time of enormous upheaval, all four stood as bulwarks against 1950s corporate culture and its war on nature. Consummate outsiders, each prevailed against powerful and mostly male adversaries while also anticipating the disaffections of the emerging counterculture. All told, their efforts ignited a transformative progressive movement while offering people a new way to think about the world and a more positive way of living in it.
Buy tickets/get more info now
