![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Smith, a writer for feminist studies says that “Carson posed a threat to her detractors not merely because she had marshaled a scientifically sound indictment of the indiscriminate use of chemicals in the United States and the world,” but also because she was a woman in a largely male dominated field, which came off as threatening to those who controlled the scientific community. In fact, her mostly male critics “dismissed her writing as ‘emotional’” and often cast her “as a hysterical woman.” Michael B. In fact, some conservatives believed that, “college was only good for women if they found husbands there.” As a result, Carson’s attempt to carve out a space as an environmental scientist led many critics to doubt her work. In addition, it also meant that they were expected to not have a college education. During the Cold War, “traditional” gender roles were used as a way to distract families from the harshness of the Cold War and to re-assign women to the home, where they were expected to do the cooking, cleaning, and care for the children. ![]()
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