Women and gender-useful categories for environmental history

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Assignment:

In Nancy Unger's article "Women and Gender: Useful Categories for Environmental History," she observes the ways gender has shaped our views of "nature" and our interactions with the natural world. Give a few examples of how conceptions of femininity (the quality of being feminine) and masculinity (the quality of being masculine) have defined certain roles in our interactions with our environments. What specifically does Unger have to say about Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, and its reception? After reading these materials and watching today's lecture, what is your impression of how gender can be a useful lens for exploring themes in environmental history?

The question for this is based on chapter 21 of Nancy Unger's article.

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