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To understand the living present, and the promise of the future, it is necessary to remember the past.
Rachel Carson
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Rachel Carson
Age: 56 †
Born: 1907
Born: May 27
Died: 1964
Died: April 14
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Marine Biologist
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Rachel Louise Carson
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