![National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Stinebaugh Collection, KLGO 0028. National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Stinebaugh Collection, KLGO 0028.](/subjects/travelwomenshistory/images/0004_1_1.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
People and their environments continuously interact. The environment is where people live, and we rely on it to support and sustain life. The American environment today is largely a human artifact, and human occupation has affected all its features.
Women like Winifred Bartlett and Rachel Carson played a major role in shaping how Americans interact with the environment. Bartlett was an environmental activist in Pipestone, Minnesota who helped preserve the Pipestone National Monument. She is among countless women involved in preserving National Parks across the county. Carson was a naturalist who advised against the use of pesticides. Her work inspired the modern environmental movement. Discover the places and stories of women associated with the environment.
![Image of pink cherry blossoms.](/common/uploads/grid_builder/travelwomenshistory/crop16_9/ABCCECCE-90B3-0127-5A92103BFFD87A49.jpg?width=1300&quality=90&mode=crop)
Discover the connection between Washington, DC's cherry trees and women's history.
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Carson was an American biologist and naturalist who founded the modern environmental movement.
![Closeup of Douglas holding a cat. By Friends of the Everglades, CC BY-SA 3.0](/common/uploads/grid_builder/travelwomenshistory/crop16_9/B7663836-AEEF-0666-C47582E1277BC70C.jpg?width=640&quality=90&mode=crop)
Learn about Marjory Stoneman Douglas and how she formed the Friends of the Everglades.
Discover More Stories and Places of Engaging with the Environment
Last updated: May 2, 2019