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Peer reviewedDardaine-Ragguet, Patricia; And Others – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1994
Born in Trinidad in 1901, C. L. R. James challenged the formal education system--resisting authority, refuting colonial historical writing, and refusing to seek tertiary schooling. A self-made scholar and activist, he started his own university and struggled to help peasant workers; the poor; and non-Caucasians cheated by colonialism, capitalism,…
Descriptors: Activism, Biographies, Blacks, Capitalism
Peer reviewedBradley, Rosa M.; Biermann, Carol A. – American Biology Teacher, 1999
Describes the contributions of women who have served as role models in the fields of ecology and conservation. Women discussed include Ellen Richards, Maria Merian, Jane Colden, Mary Chase, Emma Braun, Ann Morgan, Rachel Carson, Eugenie Clark, Sylvia Earle, Wangari Maathai, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas, and Ruth Patrick. Contains 26 references.…
Descriptors: Activism, Biographies, Biology, Conservation (Environment)
