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Dr. Wilhelm C. Hueper of the National Cancer Institute described Rachel Carson (1907-...
Lisa A. Bancuk
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Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States, serving in office from 1977-1981. Carter was involved with human rights and social justice issues and continues his efforts in these areas today.
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The dictionary defines charity as almsgiving; the private or public relief of unfortunate or needy people; benevolence. The most common connotations are love, kindness, and...
George Washington Carver was a teacher, agricultural scientist and inventor who served Tuskegee Institute in Alabama for forty-seven years. He made many contributions to the world and the environment, including developing revolutionary crop rotation theory that helped conserve land from overuse. He educated and empowered farmers in agricultural techniques, particularly in the American South and founded the Carver Research Foundation.
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Environmentalism seeks to preserve the air and water we all depend upon; as well as conserve and protect entire ecosystems compromising of animals, plants...
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A foundation is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization with its own funds, managed by its own trustees and directors. It maintains or aids charitable, educational, religious...
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The Global Fund for Women is a grant-making foundation based in San Francisco, California. It...
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The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) was “established...
Biographical Highlights
In her autobiography, Charlotte Perkins Gilman recalled, "From sixteen I had not wavered from that desire to help humanity which underlay all my studies. Here...