Product Description

Mary Joy Breton provides absorbing sketches of over forty women activists in the Americas, Eastern and Western Europe, Africa, and Asia, recounting the special ways in which each stepped out of her traditional role and dedicated her life to saving the planet.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2916581 in Books
• Published on: 2000-07-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Review
"From the stunning opening story of the forest massacre that launched the Chipko movement in India, Mary Joy Breton takes readers on a round-the-world journey they'll never forget. In these gripping pages, the long-neglected history of heroic, brave women leading the struggle to preserve all our Earth comes to dramatic life." -- Ralph Nader

From the Author
Inspiring stories of over 40 environmental activists.
Stepping out of traditional roles, and often at considerable personal risk, these torchbearing women from ten countries around the world challenged and often defeated prevailing power structures in their efforts to help protect and restore the health of the planet.