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Spring is in…
The spring equinox on March 19th marks the official first day of Spring, although most of us felt the seasons shift when daylight saving time went into effect and our evenings began to stay lighter later.
Besides being the first month of Spring, March is also Women's History Month, where we recognize trailblazers who have made our world a healthier place. These include Rachel Carson and Wangari Maathai.
Carson is credited with launching the modern environmental movement with her groundbreaking 1962 book, "Silent Spring." Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977 to plant trees across Kenya in order to alleviate poverty, because she felt there is a connection between environmental degradation and poverty and conflict.
Their work, like the work of many, many other incredible women who have boldy moved the needle in the fields of science, health, environmental justice, and activism, has helped us take better care of our earth, which has helped us improve public health.
While Carson and Maathai are icons heralded for spearheading great change, we cannot ignore the voices of everyday workers, educators, and mothers. The sisters, students, farmworkers, and the women working in nonprofits, they are all on the front lines making our communities better places to live.
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