History Conversations: The Beauty All Around Us

Hosted by History Montgomery, Rebecca Henson, Founding Director of Springsong Museum, delivered a presentation on Rachel Carson (1907-1964), world-renowned writer, biologist, and considered by many as the ‘Mother of the Modern Environmental Movement’ who lived her adult life in Silver Spring. Henson provided an overview of Carson’s life and written works, discussing her courage, ecological philosophy, and clear-eyed wonder in the natural world around us, including right here in Montgomery County, Maryland.