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Summary: Profiles ten women who are working or worked to protect the environment, discussing their
contributions to the cause and legacies.

Table of contents: Rachel Carson : the eloquent voice of warning -- Jane
Goodall : turning compassion into action -- Dai Qing : a voice against the flood -- Fatima Jibrell :
reclaiming a ravaged land -- Vandana Shiva : defending Earth democracy -- Sheila Watt-Cloutier :
leading the cry against poisoning the North -- Sharon Beder : exposing the corporate towers of power --
Marina Silva : dedicated to the Amazon -- Severn Cullis-Suzuki : from lemonade stand to global stage --
Olya Melen : taking on a government.