Shirley A. Briggs, 86, an illustrator, writer and former executive director of the Rachel Carson Council, a group that educates the public about toxic chemicals, died Nov. 11 at the Sycamore Acres ...

Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring” in 1962. In honor of Women’s History Month and the 60th anniversary of Carson’s seminal work, I wanted to look back at this remarkable woman and her ...