Theatre in the Round - Trailblazing Women - March 2024
Jane Goodall (1934-Present) was born in Hampstead, London. As a child, Jane was given a stuffed Chimpanzee which Goodall has said inspired her love of animals. Be cause of her love for animals, she applied and got a job as a secretary in Kenya in 1957 and eventually met the archeologist and paleontologist Louis Leakey. Leakey raised funds and sent Goodall to Gombe National Park. In 60 years of research, some of her most important accomplishments include observing that chimpanzees use tools, are not strictly vegetarians, and she used names instead of numbers when observing chimpanzees. Goodall established the Goodall Institute and has become a world leader in chimpanzee research and environmentalism. Goodall has most recently been giving Hope Talks, which focus on four reasons for hope; the energy of youth, the power of the human brain, the resilience of nature, and the power of social media. After completing Greta Thunberg, I wanted to commemorate another green champion and Jane Goodall seemed like the next logical woman. I initially set out to list out all of Jane's accomplishments in this post, but realized that you can just go to Wikipedia to do that. I think Jane is remarkable in that she recognizes the role she plays in global warming. Even when she herself says she'd rather live a quieter life, she knows she has to keep doing her work to motivate others. It is easy to see her impact because she is speaking at huge events and winning awards, but the reality is that we all have impact on global warming. In one of her documentaries she mentioned that she uses her coffee grounds twice before throwing them out. I now do this when I drink coffee. These are the small actions we can take to reduce single use items. What single use items can you eliminate in your day to day life?
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